It’s school holidays here, which means no students for a couple of weeks, so I have set my embroidery machine up on my desk.
The design is from Pixie Willow Patterns. The instructions were good and it was easy to put together (it did take me a couple of hours).
My corners aren’t very crisp and I wish I had done the stitching down of the background in black, but I am sure I will make another one and I will do that then.
Filed under Applique, Digitizing, Embroidery, Fabric Stash, Machine Embroidery
I have been working on some of my projects.
There will be no new projects until some of these are finished.
I worked on some big projects this year; Miss P’s blanket and the Cinnamon Stars cross stitch.
I finished
So next year I would like to finish my
And then I would like to start my
I think that’s enough projects planned.
Filed under Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch, Embroidery, Machine Embroidery, Sewing, Sock Knitting
I made a drawstring bag for my sock projects. The design is from Urban Threads. I stabilised it with calico, but I should have used something more sturdy as there is a bit of puckering.
I used instructions from Martha Stewart to make the bag.
Filed under Embroidery, Machine Embroidery, Sock Knitting
I thought I was been cunning by making drawstring bags on my embroidery machine, but it wasn’t as smooth as I expected.
I used a design from Pixie Willow Patterns. The instructions were fabulous – very well written with lots of detail and images. And the design stitched out perfectly. I struggled to get the drawstrings through all of the layers, I did exactly as written in the instructions, but it was still tricky and time consuming. I will make them the old-fashioned way next time, but it was worth a go.
Filed under Embroidery, Machine Embroidery
It’s time for a new project bag.
The design is from Urban Threads.
I am using calico as a stabiliser, which might prove to be too flimsy, and I am floating the fabric after attaching it using a basting spray.
I’m using a Metafil needle (size 12, Klasse), which is fabulous no thread breakages yet.
I have slowed my machine down to 500spm, so its going to be a long process (102 minutes of just stitching) and I want to make two.
Filed under Machine Embroidery
I have made a new project bag for my sock knitting. I wanted it to fit my knitting (obviously) and an A5 notebook. I also like the zip closure rather than a drawstring.
The machine embroidery design is from Urban Threads.
Filed under Embroidery, Machine Embroidery, Sock Knitting
These stars appealed to me – decorations, present toppers, etc.
I found two layers of water soluble stabiliser worked best (hooped perpendicular to each other).
I used the same thread as both my top thread and my bobbin thread.
I have slowed my machine down to 500 spm. I am not sure if that is necessary, but everything just seems to work a lot better. At this speed it does take 70 minutes, but there are no colour changes.
Filed under Embroidery, Machine Embroidery
I oiled my machine (a Janome 500e). I had been putting it off because it seemed a complicated business, but in the end it was fine. Just read the instructions and do one step at a time. And I am sure next time it will be even easier.
I was keen to use it after that. I have been wanting to make embroidered fabric – that I could then use on another project, so I decided now was the time. I used one motif from Graceful Embroidery (Dainty Vines collection) and I copied it and rotated it until I was happy with the layout (I used Embird).
I am going to make a zipper pouch out of it – need to make fabric for the second side.
Filed under Digitizing, Embroidery, Machine Embroidery
I finished another project bag – this one took a long time. I did the embroidery way back in May.
It is a bit bigger than my previous project bags – should comfortably fit a jumper under construction.
I have embroidery on both sides and I have quilted the bag.
Filed under Knitting, Machine Embroidery, Quilting
