Not So Spooky Tree

Thanks to your comment, Theo, the first scrap from the box turned into this:

Not too spooky, but fun to stitch. Tonight I'll be working on the sewing machine with these scraps and blocks to make something:

Comments

nightsmusic said…

I love it! It turned out great and I can see you're getting a better hand working with the linen. I know how hard it is to keep it from moving. I have in the past, used temporary fusible interfacing to keep it square, but I don't even know if they still make that.

I like those scraps on the bottom. Can't wait to see what you do with those :)

September 27, 2019 at 12:51 PM

the author said…

Thanks. :) Once I'm in better shape neck-wise I'd love to do a bigger version of this.

Not sure what the scraps will end up becoming. I think I have enough for a table topper or a set of coasters.

September 27, 2019 at 2:06 PM

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