This piece of stitchery has been hanging around for three years, waiting for me to get up the gumption to finish it. I'd originally planned to turn this into a banner with prairie points around the edge. But never having made prairie points, I kept procrastinating. Sometimes trying new things -- even easy, creative things -- is intimidating.
So seeing as I had success making a pillow, I decided to repeat that process. This time, I added a second fabric as a border around the design. The purple polka-dot adds a very nice transition between the black aida and the burnt orange crushed velvet.
Because the aida and velvet are much heavier fabrics than the purple cotton, I used a double later of the cotton. That seemed to work very well. I suppose I could have used a single layer of cotton with some fusible interfacing for extra stability, but simply using a double (folded) layer of cotton was much faster.
You know why Boo has this goofy smile? Because he knows that the burnt orange crushed velvet used to be a waterbed spread from the 1970s! Dig around long enough and you'll find all kinds of interesting fabrics in my stash!
Tomorrow I have a date with Jodie to decorate for Halloween. I think Boo belongs front and center. Don't you?
3 comments:
Looks fantastic :)
Adorable - wonderful job!
I think front and center is the best place. Very cute!
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