Like many little girls Sue dreamed of becoming a ballerina. For many years she practiced hard at the barré, did her pliés, forced her feet into toe shoes, stood en pointe, pirouetted and leapt across the stage in a grand jeté.
(Check out the lingo here).
At 15, Sue the prima ballerina, retired, behind an armful of flowers. Time to move on to other interests!
She's turned out beautifully - an a very ingenious use of stitches!
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DeleteThis Sue was fun to make, but the small flowers - not the thorns!! were hard on my fingers.
Oh !!!! Carin your embroidery is very pretty and elegant !!! I like it very much !!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a lovely afternoon,
Isa
Ha, ha! I thought you would like a ballerina!
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Very pretty and great story!
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DeleteI am beginning to know Sue a lot better.
I wonder what she will tell me about herself next time, some time in January?
That is a lovely bunch of flowers.
ReplyDeleteVery long stemmed flowers, aren't they?
DeleteSue is shaped beautifully and the flowers are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAn acclaimed ballerina I'm sure.
Nice work, Queenie.
Sue is not as sinewy as some other ballerinas, but she has certainly worked off all her puppy fat.
DeleteThat Sue has lots of personality and so many interests! She deserves those flowers.
ReplyDeleteMany more interests and more of her faceted personality will show in time!
DeletePrima Donna Extraordonaire. So elegant in her beautiful tutu.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to use your stitches. I agree the flowers were deserved.
I think the Moss Stitch worked well for the tulle tutu edge.
DeleteWow, this is very pretty! I wonder what Sue is going to do next, I'll just have to wait and see.
ReplyDeleteIt depends of if I think up an image for Sue or the five stitches first. Some stitches are difficult to use and will determine what Sue is doing!
DeleteAnother wonderful picture, Queenie!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you’ve used all those stitches!
Great story!
Barbara xx
Thanks.
DeleteThe Thorn Stitch became a very narrow outline, the Moss Stitch the edge of the tulle skirt, but the flowers were obvious!
Hi Queenie, had to come back to visit again! Fascinating how you have used these stitches in your homework, and made them look so different! The crayon looks good, and made me think Sue’s legs had been crayoned pink, although now I can see they aren’t!
DeleteI keep thinking the moss stitches are spiders! Tee hee!
The legs, and arms, ARE crayoned in with pale pink, VERY pale pink.
DeleteYes, the Moss Stitch can indeed look like a spider, but can also be stretched like here and look spiky. I thought it was good for the stiff, sharp but airy edge of the tulle tutu.
very pretty Sue! the stitches are working very well on her. I love this piece. The crayon on skirt is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteCrayons come to the rescue when you don't want to appliqué fabric!
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