A very low week on sewing. During the week I went shopping for some iron on fussing but they did not have any, but this some how was in my bag when I left the shop? LOL must admit they are all small pieces?
Love full blooms for Borderie Perse?
Fabrics for applique each piece is 10inchs square.
Borederie Perse fabric
Fillers such lovely colours
Have started to sew down the tiny birds on one of my WIL blocks.
Starting to double blanket stitch down my tiny birds they are less that 1inch square?
Tried a few colours before I finally choose this one to applique them down.
How I make tiny tiny circles the below ones are smaller than the top of a colouringing in pencil. You need to use batics or silks so the threads don’t unravel.
First cut squares with a good 3/4 inch around the circle shape.
Draw a circle 1/8 th from the edge of the circle Then do a running stitch on the line around the circle make sure those stitches are only 2 or 3 threads or it won’t work if your stitches are big, I use a number 11 needle and silk or bottom line thread.
running thread starts and ends behind the fabric.
cut away the fabric only leaving a scant 1/8th of fabric outside the stitches.
use some thing that is smaller than the circle to hold the template in place then pull thread in and around it.
Pull thread tight and gently remove the pen or pencil and slowly pull in thread and sew a knot . Gently work in to a perfect circle with you needle and fingers?
Back of the tiny circle
Some finished wee circles rightside up and pulled in frills under neath the circles.
Those tiny circles are appliqued down here.
Off to link with Esther no garden photos this week.
Thanks for dropping in.
Cheers Glenda.
7 Responses to WOW or WIPs 8th August 2019 with Esther