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socialsue · **Posted:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:47 pm

Great job, Rose! A niffy idea to keep needles in! :applesauce:

Hugs,

socialsue

Serinde · **Posted:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:09 pm

Mine's almost done. Guess having nasty cold and not being able to concentrate on editing is worth something... :roll:

kell · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:22 am

I've finished stitching my design, but I haven't quite decided on the finish yet. I shall have to have a bit of a think about it. Anyway, here it is:

It's stitched on ecru 14-count aida in DMC 111. The idea behind using the golden-brown variegated thread was to make it look a bit like a golden egg.

Murmured · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:48 am

Wow Kell! I love the black (brown?) work! :applesauce:

socialsue · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:29 am

Really nice, Kell! Lovely and very delicate like.

socialsue :applesauce:

Rose · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:43 am

That looks wonderful!!!!!! :wub:

kazzi29 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:36 am

qoq thats so pretty kell!

maemae0410 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:26 am

I would love to join....but i have no idea on the finishing...all i know to do is frame...nothing quite as creative as Rose's needle keep.

I just can't see how you guys make all this stuff...i have never sewn or anything...i have a friend whose mother sews a lot..she makes quilts etc I guess i need to get her to teach me some of the tricks!!

kell · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:21 pm

You could still join in and frame your piece if you wished. I'm sure any of us would love that!

I'm not much of a sewer myself and I think I've whip-stitched 99% of my projects when I've made them into something as it's the simplest way to put something together neatly - LOL!

Mabel Figworthy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:40 pm

What a pretty egg Kell!

The needlekeep is a really good idea, Rose, what a great finish! (And the wording is clever too :-)

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maggs · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:17 pm

Great egg Kell. Rose I like yours so bright it reminds me of spring.

maemae0410 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:56 pm

what is whip stitching?

kell · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:33 pm

If you've got two pieces of fabric with a backstitched border, you then run the thread through those stitches to pull the pieces together.

Rose · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:47 pm

Here is a tutorial for whip stitch.

http://www.futuregirl.com/craft_blog/2007/01/tutorial-hand-sew-felt.aspx

grub72 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:18 pm

kathryn wrote:

Quote:

Kell - Anywhere
meganadmog - Anywhere
KerryT_ Anywhere
kazzi29 - Anywhere
Charmed - Anywhere
K1ns - Anywhere
grub72 Anywhere-DONE
kathryn - anywhere
flumpz - Anywhere
Sarah Gixxer - Anywhere
Rose - Anywhere -DONE
Emilou - Anywhere
Serinde - Anywhere
Maggs - Anywhere

Mine is surprise i will not tell anyone what it looks like ,,i will tell you one thing it is very cute ( so my daughter says) lol