For Margaret...

 

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Margaret had chosen Ecru/natural colours, Running stitch and Back Stitch.

With this in mind I drew a bird and outlined it with a Whipped Back Stitch. I filled the background with Running stitch. The lace was secured with Beaded Running stitch. I then did a whipped Stepped Running stitch and a Double Threaded Running stitch.

I needed something for the wall in my newly painted dining room. Which is now Red and grey. So decided to do a woodpecker and my husband painted the frame in anticipation. I already had the hand dyed background fabric, it just needed a few more trees which I added with Fabrico markers. I also used the markers to colour the main tree. I had a Thermofax of trees which I put along the bottom. It was so long since I had used the screens I had to look up how to use them before starting.

Then using Markal sticks I stencilled the letters down the righthand side. I had been doing the bird for some time whilst listening to a talking book, it was done with a long and short stitch and I admit it didn’t all go smoothly but I got there in the end. It was then appliquéd to the background and stuffed. I used colonial knots for the growth on the tree. And finish with Machine stitching, lace trim and a few buttons.  I’m very pleased with the result. 

Janex

For Jane...

 

This is Jane’s cream and gold page, this is the one that I found the most challenging, but I did enjoy it once I got into the swing of it. The woven circles were ok it was the fiddly insertion stitches!
It makes me think of autumn golds and spiders webs!
I made the woven wheels a few days ago, and the Blandford Cartwheel button, one pattern of a Dorset button. I’ve used felt throughout, either commercial or my own wet felted. This gave me firm edges for the insertion stitches, which are herring bone, knotted herringbone and inserted button hole stitch. Mainly perle thread, with some variegated in there too, and hand dyed vintage lace. It looks rather simple now it’s done, sorry Jane but I hope you’ll like it!
With love
Debbiex

For Jenni...

 

I have used a piece of my own hand made felt as a working background – I love working on felt as it gives a wonderful texture and is just so easy to sew with. 

Using some of my grandmother’s lace and a bit of ribbon and a couple of really cute buttons from my stash I incorporated Jenni’s chosen stitches using cotton threads to keep it natural. A piece of calico on the reverse and job done. I really enjoyed sewing the page and hope it meets the brief.

Thanks for visiting our blog.

Margaret

For Sue...

 

Layered and manipulated background fabrics, hand dyed cottons, silk, scrim and synthetic sheers. Free motion machine quilted. Couched fancy yarns. Seed stitch and French knots in hand dyed threads, silk perle and finer threads. Beads.

Debbie