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    Old 05-24-2011, 02:54 PM
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    I love the couch and the cushions! The Mediterranean flavor really comes out - I love it! Very nice work on her part!
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    Old 05-24-2011, 03:00 PM
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    How fresh and vibrant! Maybe someday I'll have a sweet dIL to sew with too.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 04:19 PM
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    That looks wonderful. I love that print. What a wonderful bright and cheery room.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 07:41 PM
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    Oh, Oh, I used to have that almost exact wooden couch. it came with a regular chair and a rocker chair. It's still in my parents sunroom with stuff stacked on top of it. We are settling their estate this summer!! The fabric is a denim and plaid Herculon, I'm pretty sure...can't kill it!! LOL What a neat idea about recovering the cushions. I think some of the current Retro fabric would be adorable!
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    Old 05-24-2011, 09:25 PM
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    That's great they are able to create their own environment and don't settle for what is considered normal to most.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 09:40 PM
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    I love it. It is so fresh and lively.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 10:14 PM
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    Thanks, everyone, for your comments. Hoping now that the several coats of Scotchguard Mandy sprayed on everything will keep it bright for a long time to come.
    Their love of the bright colors definitely is a Mediterranean flair - the art college was full of bright murals, painted stucco walls, colorful statues all over the grounds. Mandy is putting together pics she took of hundreds of brightly painted doors to homes from all over the island of Cyprus - collage & individual pics - has a few buyers already for some of them. The pics remind me of ones I see of Greece - very much the same influence.
    I'll put up a pic once the rest of the living room is finished.
    And hope to have actual quilting projects to post from Mandy someday as well - after all, its still art, right?
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    Old 05-25-2011, 06:17 AM
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    Wonderful work!! She's really good at this!! :D
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    Old 05-25-2011, 11:35 AM
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    She did wonderful! Hope you didn't get stressed. I forsee lots of sewing projects in her future.
    Oh I love that pretty fabric.
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    Old 05-25-2011, 11:36 AM
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    WTG, it's beautiful!! We had that very same couch!!

    I can't wait to see what she's going to do next!!
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