Work In Progress Wednesday.
The best progress one can make is of course a finish, and today I have such a finish - the birthday present I wrote about last week.
The projects I usually report about, Mandala and Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler, slumbered peacefully while I burned the midnight oil in order to finish the present.
Last week it looked like this:
Now it is in the safe hands of the Japanese Postal Services and will be handed over to the Birthday Girl on Friday.
I added more of the following stitches between last week and today: Stem, Fly and Pistil Stitch. Also, quite a lot of metallic thread and masses of beads have been used.
After pressing the cotton fabric, I prepared a circular piece of card as well as a circle of purple felt with interfacing. I basted 'drawstring stitches' around the circle, pulled,
tightened it around the card and the embroidery, pressed down the folds and stitched down the felted backing.
A string for hanging the ornament was next.
The last job was to make a beaded edge. This was easy thanks to the excellent tutorial by Pamela of Hokkaido Kudasai.
I now have an enormous backlog of chores... Well, I am very pleased with the result and will start on those jobs with a light heart.
6 comments:
Great gift! I’m sure the birthday girl will treasure it! The beaded edging is a nice way to finish it. Well done!
What a lovely present!
That is a super gift. I"m sure it will be treasured.
That's turned out so very well, hasn't it! I'm sure Birthday Girl will be thrilled!
Great finish.🙌
Her surprise and joy will be great when she receives it.
Your work and heart are Wonderful.😌
Absolutely gorgeous! Yay for a finished project!
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