A Biscornu by any other name . . .

is still a biscorn-U! This is the pattern for the biscornu we are doing in the EGA guild. It is a freebie at Teresa Wenztler's website but it is called English Garden something. It has beads in the buds and wherever there is a green shoot. It will have a stitched border around it about two to four threads from stitching. I took mine out to use a different thread. The back piece will have the outline stitched and some of the flowers on the front.

I did help on the first one , different material, but I read the direction wrong and just put some satin stitches on the back and sewed on the beads. Duh!

I put it together and stuffed it and sewed on the two darling buttons. It is easy to stitch and I will have mine all done for the next meeting. I think it turned out to be very delicate and pretty!

I have many more to do from Barbara Ana, some from Helga and some I got off of Auntie's Attic. I will have a basket full by next year.

Biscornu's, Tuffets or Little Pillows

Barbara Ana design and the little one is next to a quarter, so it is small.

Enjoy!

Little Miss Muffet sat on her . . .

tuffet! Or biscornu, if you prefer. In America they are called biscornu's but in England and places across the water they are called tuffets or little pillows.

I got the smallest pattern from Auntie's Attic and next to it also.

I stitched the big one with Dinky Dyes silk called Arlie and Whitsunday. The littlest one was stitched with WDW Confetti. Now to the biggest one, it is a Barbara Ana pattern and it has been put together once but I accidentally dropped my glass of passion tea in the tote bag I was carrying and it got soaked with pink tea. So I rinsed it out with cold water and washed it with liquid hand soap. When it dried it was all wrinkled so I took it apart and washed and ironed it again. I have not put it back together yet. Fact is, I misplaced it after I took the picture. Not to worry it is still here!!! Among all my stash!

The little one looks like it would be hard to put together but is was a snap. They are easy, quick and very easy to put together and stuff. Sew on a cute button ~ finished!

Thanks for looking ~