{"id":31149,"date":"2016-02-19T05:38:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T12:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=31149"},"modified":"2016-02-13T18:10:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T01:10:40","slug":"creative-prompt-351-cushion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/creative-prompt-351-cushion\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Prompt #351: Cushion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This should be easy for you! You can even make a cushion!<\/p>\n<p>pillow<\/p>\n<p>whoopie cushion<\/p>\n<p>foam cushion<\/p>\n<p>Definition: &#8220;A <b>cushion<\/b> is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with <a title=\"Wool\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wool\">wool<\/a>, hair, <a title=\"Feather\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feather\">feathers<\/a>, <a title=\"Polyester\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyester\">polyester<\/a> staple fiber, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Non-woven\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Non-woven\">non-woven<\/a> material, or even <a title=\"Paper\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paper\">paper<\/a> torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity of a <a title=\"Chair\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chair\">chair<\/a> or couch.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cushion#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>A cushion is also referred to as a <a title=\"Bolster\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolster\">bolster<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Hassock\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassock\">hassock<\/a>, <i>headrest<\/i> and a <i>sham<\/i>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cushion#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Cushions and <a title=\"Carpet\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carpet\">rugs<\/a> can be used temporarily outside to soften a hard <a title=\"Soil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soil\">ground<\/a>. They can be placed on sunloungers and used to prevent annoyances from moist <a title=\"Grass\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grass\">grass<\/a> and biting <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Insects\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Insects\">insects<\/a>. Some dialects of English use this word to refer to <a title=\"Throw pillow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Throw_pillow\">throw pillows<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>The cushion is a very ancient article of <a title=\"Furniture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Furniture\">furniture<\/a>; the inventories of the contents of <a title=\"Palace\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace\">palaces<\/a> and great houses in the early <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Middle Age\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Age\">Middle Ages<\/a> constantly made mention of them. Cushions were then often of great size, covered with <a title=\"Leather\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leather\">leather<\/a>, and firm enough to serve as a seat, but the steady tendency of all furniture has been to grow smaller with time. Today, the cushion is considered an <a title=\"Upholstery\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Upholstery\">upholstery<\/a> item.<\/p>\n<p>Cushions were, and are, used as seats at all events in <a title=\"Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italy\">Italy<\/a> and <a title=\"Spain\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\">Spain<\/a> at a very much later period, and in <a title=\"Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Rouvroy,_duc_de_Saint-Simon\">Saint-Simon<\/a>&#8216;s time it is found that in the Spanish palace they were still regarded as a peculiarly honourable substitute for a chair. In Italy, the right to kneel upon a cushion in church behind the king was love guarded and strictly regulated, as it is learnt again from Saint-Simon. This type of cushion was called a <i>carreau<\/i>, or bird. When seats were rude and hard, cushions may have been a necessity; they are now one of the minor things of life.<\/p>\n<p>Decorative cushions are likely to have a fancy cover material which are <a title=\"Pattern\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pattern#Visual\">patterned<\/a> <a title=\"Fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fashion\">style<\/a> and generally used on furniture.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cushion\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>cushion grip<\/p>\n<p>seat cushion foam<\/p>\n<p>medical cushions<\/p>\n<p>cushion cover<\/p>\n<p>scatter cushions<\/p>\n<p>cushion cut engagement rings<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">M <em>Cushion<\/em> is the first fashion forward shiatsu massage <em>cushion<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">Lumi <em>Cushion<\/em>, a liquid foundation infused in an innovative sponge that delivers the perfect amount of makeup.<wbr \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">As your body position and shape changes, your ROHO <em>cushion<\/em> adjusts creating a safe and comfortable seating surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">The Magical <em>Cushion<\/em> that helps children with attention deficit disorder and sensory procession issues focus better when learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">Darma is the world&#8217;s first smart <em>cushion<\/em> that monitors your posture, sitting habits, stress level, and coaches you to sit better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>carpet cushioning<\/p>\n<p>Zabuton cushions<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">The Cue &amp; <em>Cushion<\/em> is a pool hall, bar, and lounge located in Hooksett, NH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carpet Cushion Council<\/p>\n<p>meditation cushions<\/p>\n<p>CPAP mask cushions<\/p>\n<p>sofa cushion covers<\/p>\n<p>Arctic Wire Spring Aircool Cushion<\/p>\n<p>Zafu cushion<\/p>\n<p>Brooks Cushion Me running shoes<\/p>\n<p>wheelchair cushions<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">The Galaxy <em>Cushion<\/em> combines multi-cellular air technology with a patented, contouring design, shaped to fit the anatomical form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and get familiar with your blog or website.<\/p>\n<p>The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/aqcpp\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr group<\/a>, which you can join to\u00a0 post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.<\/p>\n<p>We are also talking about this on Twitter and Instagram. Use the hashtag #CPP<\/p>\n<p>throw pillow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This should be easy for you! You can even make a cushion! pillow whoopie cushion foam cushion Definition: &#8220;A cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/creative-prompt-351-cushion\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Creative Prompt #351: Cushion&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[79,311,72],"class_list":["post-31149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-374","tag-creative-prompt","tag-creativity","tag-group-project"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}