We have just started page 15 in the 100 Day Project prompt stitchalong so I thought it would be a nice time to catch up with a few recent finishes. You should join us! Get 24 different creative, stitchy prompts that will end up as a textile book. And no need to finish it in 100 days, take your time! :-)
First is trying out some Suffolk puffs (or yoyos if you’re in North America?). I quite like making these but I do it very rarely. Not sure why? They add a nice texture and you can do lots of things with them. Decorate with beads or buttons of put a bit of fabric in the centre. Maybe something to experiment with…
Raw edge reverse appliqué with a patchwork as the bottom layer. I like the technique a lot. But I don’t like this page very much. The top fabric does not work very well with the colours in the bottom layer. It really annoys me. I’m actually tempted to re-do this page, just because I’m so annoyed with it. But that’s not really in the spirit of my project. We’ll see…
Stamping on fabric. Using some stamps I carved many years ago. I like this page. And I like that I was finally able to use this quote in something. It has been in my head for over two years since I saw it on the Swiss Miss blog.
A stitch sampler! This is my jam! but slightly outside my comfort zone because I rarely use this much yellow. I like it. :-)
I enjoy needle turn although it is a bit fiddly. This page is nice enough but maybe a bit boring. I’m tempted to add some stitching to the background fabric, just to add a bit of texture. Maybe…
