A few weeks ago my friend Hannah asked me to test a pattern that she was going to be selling in her Etsy shop...and I just finished today. It wasn't that I didn't WANT to do it in a timely manner, it was just that I had to do it a certain way. First I wanted to spend very little money making it requiring me to scour thrift shops for suitable fabric which was a success. Secondly, I couldn't find bias binding so I had to make my own. Did you know that 1 yard of fabric makes 72 feet of bias binding? I didn't know that and it took me 2 days of painstaking measuring, cutting, sewing, folding and ironing strips of fabric. Then Hannah's pattern called for machine applique and I prefer to do that by hand which meant it was even more delayed but now it is complete!
Here is a detail of the applique that I did. This is a blanket stitch and it is the first time I used this. Learning is fun! I used three different applique stitches on the letters. Be sure to check out Hannah's
Etsy shop and this
awesome pattern! Seriously, this was a great pattern to work with; I highly recommend it!
4 comments:
Love it! I love the blanket stitch. Such a great idea. I actually need to learn how to do it. Is there a particular website you used to learn how? Thanks again!
Yea! I just got my pattern emailed a couple of days ago and bought my material. I can't wait to make this for Little E's 1st birthday!
You have it all- you're crafty, fun and have an adorable family. Thanks for sharing it all with us. P.S. I love that you post thrift store finds!
Hannah, my favorite website for embroidery and applique is Wee Folk Art: http://weefolkart.com/
They have tons of free patterns and the cuteness factor is way up there.
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