Gosh where has the month gone.. got to confess I am not sure I will finish all by Saturday. Only got home late last week from holidays and parcel awaiting me... so have been trying to get what I can done, but had two job interviews yesterday and 5 friends from the UK are descending on us tomorrow for 2 weeks holiday so ALOT of time been spent cleaning and tidying and not enough on stitching.. but I am doing my best.
I did finish the Christmas Wish stitchery a few weeks ago... I used Cosmo 104 (reddish-pink colour). Havent decided what I am going to make it into as yet..
Here is where I am up to with Part 1:
Two completed stitched blocks (gee just noticed my pressing is not the best!)
Appliques cut and ironed and ready to cut out and turn under tonight. I am using the Hugs and Kisses iron on applique paper and Lynette Anderson's applique technique to do my applique. Its the first time I have done this type of applique and I thought it would help me keep the shapes better.. so its a little more fiddling in the preparation but I hope it is worth it in the long run.
Will post more pics once I am done!
8 comments:
Lovely backgrounds!!!
are you using Lynette's aplisticks too? I have them ordered but did not have them to do Feb's blocks so I used chop sticks...they worked pretty good. I can only imagine what a dream it will be to work with the real sticks! Happy Stitching from Canada!
Great work so far - keep it up!
Looking great thus far
Hi Nimble thimble.. yes I am using Lynette's appliqik tools and they are good. Still getting used to using them and being able to do the curves etc.. lots of curves in these applique blocks! I have got little threads left but hope that they will tuck in once I have actually appliqued them on.. my shapes are looking good at least!
Nice backgrounds...with all that you have going on well done on getting as far as you have so far!...good luck with the jobs and enjoy your time with your visitors...
hope you got your blocks finished........
I am using this applique paper too.......here hoping it works out well.......
forgot to ask what are you going to do to finish the stitchery.....any ideas....
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