Monday, October 8, 2012

Sewing room stitching - sort of finished

 Do you remember this wip?  Well I have finished all of the stitching:


The embroidery pattern has five buttons to transfer and stitch.  On my last post about this,  I  was thinking maybe it would work to embroider actual buttons on the project.  Thank you everyone for your positive comments about buttons on that post - I did stitch them on and I love the result!


For the pins in the pincushion, I am looking for beads that are the right size/colors (thank you Rachel for the great idea!) but until I find them, I put these actual sewing pins into the fabric.  I secured them on the back:


Here is a picture from the side so that you can see how 3-d this looks.  I love it!


To finish this, I would like to frame it. It will fit beautifully in an 8-1/2 x 11" frame with plenty of room for a creative matting/border. I may even use a shadow box frame like the Shhh...Baby's Sleeping picture shower gift I did - you can see that here .  Once I find the right beads for the pins and make a decision on the frame, I will post my results!




19 comments:

  1. Beautiful design and work, I really like this type of stitch. Thank you for visiting.

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  2. I'd leave the pins. I think they look great, and if it is framed, no one will stick themselves! The whole thing turned out fantastic.

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  3. Thank you Luna :)
    Kasia - Thank you!
    Angela - Thank you! I think I will def. frame this one :)

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  4. Wow, so nice. Fantastic colours.

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  5. I really like this piece - and the addition of the buttons and pins are perfect for it! blessings, marlene

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  6. Digna - :) Thanks!
    Hi Marlene - Thank you!

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  7. That is fabulous! I love it!

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  8. Absolutely beautiful! Love sewing motives and these are lovely! Thanks for sharing!
    Happy week!

    Hugs from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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  9. So adorable and I love the actual buttons. It gives the project a different dimension with the mixed media. :)

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  10. Beautiful! The 3D effect is lovely. I also like what you did with the upper case letters.

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  11. Love it!!! Can't wait to see it framed! :)

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  12. Jen - Thank you!
    Hi Leelagovind - Thank you :)
    Ana - Thank you! I hope you have a happy week too!
    Hi Pam - Thanks! I am really liking the buttons too
    Thanks Monika! I love the chain stitch!
    Thank you Rachel :)

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  13. Kim! This looks absolutely fantastic! I think the buttons look awesome and the colors look great together!

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  14. Hi Brooke - Thank you!
    Kristen - Thank you! I am really happy about the colors - so bright :)

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  15. Very honoured to see your blog, I benefited a lot here, and it brings me a great deal of enjoyment.

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  16. Hi Hannah - Thank you! I am so happy :)

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