Size 12” x 12”
Materials: Hand dyed and commercial
cottons, polyester embroidery threads, DMC cotton embroidery threads,
cotton batting, polyester batting, cording.
Techniques: I retrieved a practice
piece which had the central daisy appliqued onto a crazy block. I
had been practicing cording by machine. I cut this block into a vase
shape and machine appliqued it onto the green hand dyed. I then
free-cut out flower petals and various shapes from my baggy full of
“Scraps with Fusible”. I used only what was in the baggy. I
then fused the bunch down and did some free motion machine embroidery
on top using coloured threads. Then I did some cotton hand
embroidery with DMC. Before quilting I machine basted around the
edges, because it was so thick, and finally quilted the top using the
double batting (cotton on bottom, poly on top).
This was a fun way to begin a project
– with something already on hand! The subject was easy, because
flowers are one of my favourite things, and because flowers are so
forgiving when represented this way. Overall I’m pleased with the
effect. The crazy block hides in the background giving some depth
that wouldn’t otherwise be there. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll try this
again…
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