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Wednesday 21 February 2018

WIPW - Buttons

Work In Progress Wednesday - I've got two reports:

Greeting Cards
I made two simple greeting cards.
One with buttons

and the other with silk thread


Crazy for Crazy



I added a plain button in a corner, and anchored it with Woven Picots. It is surrounded with Colonial Knots.

I made a spray of flowers with stems of Thorns Stitch and floral sequins, seed and bugle beads for the flowers.
 In another corner I fixed a heart of felt with Whipped Buttonhole Stitch and three Rambling Roses.

 More work next week.



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20 comments:

  1. Julie Fukuda21 February 2018 at 12:23

    Wow, super cards! I would never have thought of using buttons in such a fancy way.

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    1. Queeniepatch21 February 2018 at 13:17

      I'm taking some plain buttons from my stash and trying to make them pretty!

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  2. Pamela21 February 2018 at 14:19

    Great ideas! I have so many buttons, I should try using them like this.

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    1. Queeniepatch21 February 2018 at 17:38

      Sharon Boggon of Pintangle makes the most fantastic stitched buttons! Go and have a look.

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  3. https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com22 February 2018 at 05:08

    Great cards and I love the woven picots on your 'crazy' button.

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  4. Janie22 February 2018 at 10:51

    Beautiful stitches on your cards!
    And fun arrangement of stitches in your 'crazy for crazy'.
    Delightful.

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    1. Queeniepatch23 February 2018 at 22:51

      Thank you. The cards were quick and fun, the cq details really enjoyable to do.

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  5. Shami Immanuel23 February 2018 at 14:43

    Supetb cards queenie. You have used the buttons beads and sequins in a clever way. Well done.

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    1. Queeniepatch23 February 2018 at 22:50

      Thank you. I love making greeting cards - small enough projects to finish quickly and use up stash!

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  6. Rachel23 February 2018 at 20:52

    What luxuriously detailed stitching!

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  7. crazyQstitcher24 February 2018 at 10:55

    Your designing and stitches are delightful. The Picot covering the button is the prettiest way I've ever seen both used.
    Everything is my favourite today.

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    1. Queeniepatch24 February 2018 at 13:04

      I learned a lot from Sharon Boggon's 'Sumptuous Surface Embroidery' course. She is a great matchmaker of buttons and beads to embroidery stitches.

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  8. Annet27 February 2018 at 00:26

    Your crazy project is growing nicely, love the woven stitches on the button!

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    1. Queeniepatch27 February 2018 at 07:24

      They are hallmarked Sharon Boggon! I learned that technique from her Sumptuous Surface course.

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  9. Renee28 February 2018 at 13:33

    Beautiful! I love the way you added your buttons.

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    1. Queeniepatch28 February 2018 at 16:28

      I think there are many ways to play with buttons. I will experiment on each and every cq block!

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  10. FlashinScissors5 April 2018 at 17:35

    Very striking cards, Queenie!
    Lovely to see all your beautiful stitches, my favourite has to be the woven stitches on the button, but at the same time the thorn stitch looks so effective too!
    Hugs,
    Barbara xx

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