These beautiful fabrics were gifted to me a couple of years ago and they have been waiting in the cupboard for the right project to come along.
I decided last week that I needed some storage in the bedroom for my current book selection and these fabrics came to mind. So I whipped up a quick basket and am so pleased with how it has turned out.
I quilted the outer fabric to some Soft and Stable which has made it lovely and firm, then added the loose lining. It has a 7" base and stands 9" high so is a good size - it may get some baby sisters!
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Easter is just around the corner so I thought that it was high time that I finished off the Easter hanging that I started after last Easter! So out came my completed embroidery.
Looking at my design with fresh eyes I realised that the tulips looked very stark! So my first job was to add a few leaves.
Next to chose some border fabrics. I wanted to use the gorgeous blue floral fabric that I had lined my basket with as the outer border but what to use next to my embroidery? Having auditioned various fabrics in my stash I suddenly spotted these rolls of batiks and there was the perfect fabric.
So the borders are cut and ready to machine on when I have trimmed the embroidery.
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I have completed another round on my 1797 revisited piece
and basting of the pieces for the next round is under way.
Well I think that is enough for now - I shall be back soon with my RSC project for 2019.
