Having received some lovely comments about my embellished cardie piccie (see the things I've made photo album) I thought I should credit where the beautiful butterfly fabric came from. My mum! A lovely parcel of fabric arrived in the post a little while ago and when I saw that cloth I knew I had to use it first. All the fabric my mum sent are pieces saved from the past, the 70s mostly. Some of it I recognise but I can't quite place where from – bedspread, curtains, clothing? It's quite literally part of the fabric of my life!
So, spurred on by my previous butterfly applique and embroidery attempt, I thought I'd have another go. This time I took my craft guru Kirsty's advice and used Bondaweb (properly rather than guessing) to really fix the butterfly to my cardigan before I started sewing. Damn that stuff is good!
What I need now is to find a new shape and experiment with different stitches and come up with something new! Suggestions welcome...
Wowee! Very impressed. xxx Piper
Posted by: Piper | Tuesday, 25 August 2009 at 15:34
Hearts are always good shapes to play with and easy to draw. x
Posted by: JuliaB | Wednesday, 26 August 2009 at 11:02
oops forgot to say (am at work - naughty!) that the butterfly is lovely. I wish my mum saved stuff, but she doesn't ... well only bedspreads and curtains.. x
Posted by: JuliaB | Wednesday, 26 August 2009 at 11:04
Ah, thanks for the encouragement guys! My mum is a star, love that she seems to be a hoarder. I think it's that sensible mentality where it's automatic to save anything that could be possibly useful.
Good idea about hearts, it can be hard to use them in a way they don't look twee. Quite into shapes from nature at the mo so might continue on the insect theme!
Posted by: the green gal | Wednesday, 26 August 2009 at 12:54