2017 Mini Projects

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isaacson72 wrote:I'm calling the bird done. I stitched in the stamens on the right side group of flowers and put on 3 or 4 beads but even though the beads I got were super tiny (I looked in a few stores, they were the smallest I could find and they are indeed really, really small but they're not stitched into their own square, they're placed randomly on top of the pattern at the ends of the stamens), they looked huge and the whole thing looked wrong. So I took all of that out. I am not interested in doing 75 french knots so I put it in a hoop and am calling it done. I think it turned out pretty - it's hard to see in pictures, but the fabric is so beautiful. It's a pale, pale blue with white mixed in, so it looks like the bird is in the sky. She will love it, I'm sure! Her birthday is today -- ON TIME! :whoop: (even if only because I'm not doing beads!)

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I am absolutely in love!! I know your mom will be thrilled with it!! Congrats on a beautiful finish!!! And way to go for finishing on time!! :applesauce: :applesauce:
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That is particularly beautiful! I love bird patterns. I'm sure it will be well received by your Mom. Is it by any chance part of a series?
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Linda Rose wrote:That is particularly beautiful! I love bird patterns. I'm sure it will be well received by your Mom. Is it by any chance part of a series?
It is, it's a set of 4 different bluebirds. All really pretty - but this is the one my mom picked. Thank you everybody for the kind words!

I also had another finish today -- I've had the stitching done on this for months, but it was too big to fit on a mason jar lid so it was just sitting until I got up the desire/time to learn how to put it in a hoop with a felt back. Well, today was that day! It was surprisingly easy! I've got so many patterns that are too big for a jar but still small, so I just ordered 12 hoops in bulk so I can make a bunch of these. So much fun!

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The Bluebird has my vote!! Well done! I :wub: him!

Good idea to use small hoops for those designs too big for the mason jar lids. :applesauce:
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Really great finish , I have usually just glued fabric to the back but I like that so much better.
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Michelle that is a gorgeous Christmasy one and you have made an excellent job of doing the back too. :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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In between other things I've been doing a few more Floral Gems - here's the latest, in an orangy palette; I try to do these colours as well even though they are not the ones I instinctively go for, but it means at workshops I have models to show in various colours.

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What beautiful rich colours these are Mabel. Every one is more beautiful than the last one and I love them all. :)
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Squirrel wrote:What beautiful rich colours these are Mabel. Every one is more beautiful than the last one and I love them all. :)
Definitely!! Wow!! The colors in this are so awesome and gem-like!! Just Beautiful!!
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Beautiful finishes Michelle and Mabel :applesauce:
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karen4bells wrote:
Squirrel wrote:What beautiful rich colours these are Mabel. Every one is more beautiful than the last one and I love them all. :)
Definitely!! Wow!! The colors in this are so awesome and gem-like!! Just Beautiful!!
?What more can I say!! ..... Just perfect!
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wendywombat wrote:
karen4bells wrote:
Squirrel wrote:What beautiful rich colours these are Mabel. Every one is more beautiful than the last one and I love them all. :)
Definitely!! Wow!! The colors in this are so awesome and gem-like!! Just Beautiful!!
?What more can I say!! ..... Just perfect!
Says it all!!!

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Mabel, that is really, really gorgeous and perfectly stitched!! You do such beautiful work.
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Oranges can be tricksy colours (under-rated, like browns). This is delightful. :applesauce:
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I love the orange on this one, very delicate. :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:

Isaacson72, the bird turned out to be perfect without the beads. I hope your mum loved it.
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I'll be doing more of the gem projects as they make nice cards and are good travel projects - but this one had another purpose. I wanted another stitched model so each table has one at the workshop.

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I love that border stitch. :applesauce:
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It's wheatear stitch - basically a reverse chain with straight stitches at an angle. Rather labour-intensive, but effective! At the workshops I offer people the option of doing plain chain stitch if they think it's too much like hard work :-)
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When I look at this design, I wish I could make it myself. It is so delicate, so beautiful
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Serinde wrote:I love that border stitch. :applesauce:
me too!! I love when you use a stitch that isn't typical and always looks perfect!

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