My daughter has been making paper snowflakes and I really loved this:
As soon as I saw it, I wanted to dig out the Essex yarn dyed linen, and Liberty.
With a bit of perle cotton, it's turning into this:
The perle cotton is just lovely to use for satin stitch - my stitching needs work, but it's much better than floss - and for blanket stitch round the applique.
I'm not sure whether to add something else to it or not. I'm also not sure what, if anything, this will turn into - a mat, a framed piece, or part of a bigger project. Some stuff just lives in the cupboard after it has fulfilled its job as a learning experience:-)
I think I have settled on threads for quilting Emerald, the quilt I am making inspired by the Pantone Emerald Quilt Challenge. I've been thinking of machine quilting the central motif, and handquilting the rest so I have been testing out some rustic stitching on fabric/batting scraps. (If you are interested in utility stitching, check out Elizabeth's blog.)
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love the liberty thingie (for want of a better word). I think it would make a nice cushion, perhaps with some borders to make it bigger if necessary
ReplyDeleteI love the Liberty thingy do and wonderful to be inspired by our children! Looks like that mojo is back in town :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to turn a paper snowflake into fabric art. You could mount it on a canvas frame to display it on the wall...
ReplyDeleteI like your daughter´s design and what you turn did with it. Great.
ReplyDeleteGood grief! You have some beautiful hand work :-D Thanks for stopping by WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced!
ReplyDeleteSteady on... three posts in three days?!? You'll give us slow bloggers a bad name! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be inspired by your kids! And I adore that little Liberty piece, it's so pretty. Am going to pin it immediately to my Liberty inspiration board. Personally I'd make a lovely little mini-quilt or mat with it... (and I have one of those cupboards full of learning experiences too!).
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be inspired by your kids! And I adore that little Liberty piece, it's so pretty. Am going to pin it immediately to my Liberty inspiration board. Personally I'd make a lovely little mini-quilt or mat with it... (and I have one of those cupboards full of learning experiences too!).
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing where our inspiration can come from :-)) It is a lovely piece, whatever you decide to do with it.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful handwork. I'm too impatient for it.
ReplyDeleteIt's just so sweet! How inspired to use your daughter's design. I Marit's idea.
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