A tempting bowl’s worth of cherries are worked all over the cushion front by repeating a small intarsia design and embroidering the stems on afterward. The back is covered with fabric.

Pattern relies heavily on chart for colorwork.

materials
FOR LITTLE CHERRIES CUSHION
• Two balls of Debbie Bliss Rialto DK in Ecru 02 (A).
• One ball in Scarlet 12 (B) and Apple 09 (C).
• Oddments in Moss 10 (D).
• Sewing threads to match yarns A and D
49 x 39 cm/19 1⁄4 x 15 1⁄4 in piece of cotton fabric for back of cushion.
• 46 x 36 cm/18 x 14 1⁄4 in cushion pad

May 2015: 4 page PDF includes both Cherry cushions in this issue.