Embroidering the Fabric

I would recommend using an embroidery hoop...I didn't here and regretted it later. The time it would have taken me to find my hoop would have saved me much more time in the long run. Instead, I had to be extra careful to maintain the right tension while embroidering. Oh well, live and learn! So, here is the fabric after I embroidered it. I had basted the outline of the circle pattern (remember the top of the birthday cake?) in contrasting thread so I would have an idea of what size the final cushion would be. Then I embroidered the cushion. Here, I used the trellis stitch:



Then, using the paper pattern pieces we created before, I carefully (!) cut out the fabric pieces for the final chair cushion:



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