Remember my little fit of embroidery? Well, it turns out the hard part is actually putting a backing on it. But I’m done.
As always, click for a bigger picture. I also took an overhead view for those who might want to see that
My mitred corners are less than perfect, but I am pretty impressed with how perfect that backing fabric is. I did take the embroidery with me when I went to the shop but I only rifled through the remnants bin so the choice was limited. It looks really nice and I think my mom will love it. Her table is teak and she is likely to put a white tablecloth under it (or maybe a sagey green one) if she was using it when she has guests for dinner. I think it will look even better against those kinds of colours. Maybe she can set a serving dish over one of the less perfect corners.
Oh, and this project inspired both Tigger and I to do more embroidery. Doodle Stitching arrived yesterday and we both love it. And I’ve got some patterns from Sublime Stitching on the way.
That’s very pretty!
That came out great! I keep looking at Doodle Stitching and drooling, and I just got a kids’ embroidery book out of the library. I’ve got two embroidery projects to do before the holidays, and two quilts to make. Heh. Right.
It’s beautiful!!! I love the pattern and the colors!
Gorgeous! And, you’re right. The hardest part is getting a backing on nicely.
How lovely! And without the last-minute rush….Cheers!!!!
Very elegant, I love the simplicity of it.
Very nice!
Ok, that is fabulous! Love the way you pulled out the central part of the pattern and made the whole thing graceful and long. Really great thinking.