Satin Cushions in Medicine Pink!
The minute I saw this vintage pattern book for quilted
cushions, I thought of that dreadful medicine pink colour! Do you know the one I mean - usually on
something satin it was a garish shade of pink and probably found in the homes
of whiskery maiden great-aunts of advanced years. There was also a ghastly green coloured satin
which also featured somewhere in the same home - usually on a cushion or lampshade
or bed cover.
Anyway, this woman looks quite calm - must follow her
example.
I did not know that there were different types of quilting,
but this booklet, by Penelope for Needlecraft, shows two - English and Italian and gives good descriptions of
them.
Don't know what it is about these cushions that makes me
shiver - really dislike them - must be some awful childhood experience. Probably being told to sit still and not fidget
while sitting on an overstuffed, smelly horsehair sofa with a slippery satin cushion
behind me! Most likely in the home of
some old dear Mum had dragged me along to visit! I actually remember a scary parrot in a cage
by the window too - good grief, all this from a wee booklet!
Happy Friday!
Love, Liz
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