A present for my best friend

It's my best friends birthday tomorrow and I am visiting her for the day. She moved to Worthing 3 years ago, but we still see each other regularly.

 

Each year I make her something for her birthday. This year it's this cushion.

It looks a bit white as the photo was taken with flash so the true colours are slightly darker.

This is the back with the zip through the middle.

I have really got the sewing bug and this applique work is all machined on! I go to a sewing class on saturday mornings and the other ladies asked how I did it and my answer?  'Slowly!!' My machine has 70 odd different stitches and this was a blanket stitch made smaller and flipped for each side of the letters and flower stems. It is a work of heART! I hope she'll like it. She has a cane settee and matching chairs with green seat cushions so this should match it.
And I loved making it, I have started another one for me!
It's from a book called Garden Song by Nancy Halvorsen from her Art to Heart series.

I can't stop sewing!!

Happy crafting all and I hope you're looking forward to Christmas just like me!

Chris xx