Our Fall colours haven't yet reached this stage in Southern Ontario, it will be a few more weeks. But my friend and I played Mother Nature this week filling an order for sugar maple leaves. We had lots of fun playing with our gum paste and creating these multi coloured real- looking maple leaves (to be truthful the cutter we used is actually a Japanese Maple leaf).
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
One block's seams
Chevron, chain with hearts, and fly stitch with pearls |
Feather stitch |
Coral stitch |
Coral stitch |
Chicken scratch |
Chain stitch "pea pods" with 13/0 Charlottes |
Chain stitch with beads |
Buttonhole stitch |
Double cretan, chevron, coral, buttonhole and chain stitch |
Chain stitch scallops and chain stitch with bullions |
Chain stitch |
Monday, September 6, 2010
Embroidering text.....continued
Here's the silk printed piece now attached to the block. I tacked it down and used a thin needle and one strand of DMC floss to embroider tiny chain stitches within the outlines of the printed letters. The next post will be the finished block.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Embroidering text
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Cathy's Tea Time RR block
Cathy's block after my additions |
China Mug |
What fun this was to work on! Calthy's fabrics were all cotton and vintage. The centre block is an embroidered teapot. The first thing I looked for was an area that could be a table, and I found it directly below the big teapot. I added a beaded teapot, cup and saucer and a crystal footed cake plate with some Empire Biscuits. The tablecloth is a little piece of lace with a scalloped edge. Below the lace was my first attempt at a white damask tablecloth, but it looked too heavy, so I added the lace.
To the left of the table is a large china mug with a rose design.
I also worked on four seams, chain stitch with pearls, stem stitch and lilac flowers, featherstitch with pink flowers and a herringbone with pink seed beads above the table.
I love the empire biscuits!
To the left of the table is a large china mug with a rose design.
I also worked on four seams, chain stitch with pearls, stem stitch and lilac flowers, featherstitch with pink flowers and a herringbone with pink seed beads above the table.
I love the empire biscuits!
Stem stitch seam
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Afternoon tea with Empire Biscuits |
Featherstitch seam
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