Gifted Gorgeousness is created by Jo of
Serendipitous Stitching. Each month on (around) the 15th, we post about a project that we are stitching which uses anything that has been gifted to us or which we intend to give as a gift. If you click
here, this will take you to Jo's blog and the links to the other stitchers who are taking part.
This month I have one finish and one almost finished project. I'll start with Halloweenies. I thought this was going to be a finish for this month's Gifted Gorgeousness. As I started stitching the final letter on Tuesday night, I had already begun to think about how I would finish this as a pillow. Then I spotted it! An error - I worked back on each of the 11 letters I had completed to discover I had made my mistake on H, the first letter. I had started it four threads too far to the left. How I didn't spot this sooner I don't know, for once I saw it, it was glaringly obvious.
As you can see from the photo below, I have yet to restart the lettering. I will ... this weekend ... .
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Halloweenies - Plum Street Sampler
Fabric: Lakeside Linens 32ct Vintage Sand Dune
Threads: recommended Gentle Art Sampler threads and Crescent Colour
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But on to more successful stitching. I finished and posted this small project bag/envelope to my Friendly Stitcher's partner, Meg, for Stitcher's day. I will share what I received from Meg in a separate post.
With a little adaptation, I followed the instructions on Vonna Pfeiffer's
YouTube tutorial and I was pleased with how it came out.
This is a free design from Cosmic Handmade which can be found
here with some other free designs that she has placed online.
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Friends - Cosmic Handmade
Fabric - 28ct evenweave white
Threads - Recommended DMC threads |
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Small pocket added to interior of bag |
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Back of project bag |
Of course, making this bag wasn't all plain sailing. I was determined to add an interior pocket to hold scissors and a packet of needles. However, I forgot about it until I had sewed the sides. I didn't want to undo the side seams of the bag so I hand-stitched the pocket in. Moral of the story - remember to stitch the interior pocket in before stitching the sides!
On that thought, I will leave you for today. Have a good weekend and for those celebrating St. Patrick's day, have a good day.