Jo's Stitching 2024

[Steam.Jo]

This piece has got to the stage that I can make out what each bit is:



Hopefully you will have recognised the ferns in the background. In front of these just appearing are some Lady Slipper Orchids and violets.

Jo

[Mabel Figworthy]

Lovely textural variation!

[Steam.Jo]

Thank you Mabel,

The Woodland Fairy is not as "easy" to do as the Four Seasons as the inner of the two outside borders/frames is so broken up by the over flowing flower leaves leaves:



The Gold thread is the start of the inner frame.

Jo

[Mabel Figworthy]

So a lot of concentration needed then!
Are the pink flowers tulips?

[Steam.Jo]

The Pink flowers are Lady Slipper orchids and the blue ones are violets. They will both be clearer once I do the backstitching.

Between the two borders is another type of flower but I have no idea what they are supposed to be.

Jo

[Steam.Jo]

I've stitched out to the start of the outer border:



I had a bit of confusion with the backstitching colours: the outer leaves/flowers is supposed to be a darker than the inner leaves. Having discovered I was using the wrong colour within the inner border I had the joys of needing to do some

Progress this week has been slow as I am trying to learn quilting. My initial learning choice has been to cut squares from a sheet and stitch the pieces back together again with my sewing machines. I can see why people like using the little singer featherweight Then I have started something a bit trickier a quilting kit with some applique from America "Beary Patch":



So far I have pieced together the back. This involved a lot of ironing (I am sure I did not want to do Ironing as a hobby )

Now I am learning how difficult it is to fold under the seams on the bits I want to attach. One of the books I have suggests just ironing (yes that again again) on fusible web and let that stop the edges fraying. That is the next job on this instructional piece, before I can start trying any actual quilting ... if it all goes horribly wrong I won't care as I might actually learn something (other than I don't like ironing)

Jo

[Steam.Jo]

I finished making the Beary Patch:



I learnt many different techniques making this which was fun. I was not sure what I would use this for It is currently being used as a table runner under the box I have with all my threads for my Fairy:



I have deviated and am heading down the wing as I have to be in the mood for the retentiveness of the border.

Jo