Monday 4 March 2013

New to Jean

I have been crafting now for around 50 years. Good heavens, if I think too much about that sentence I will feel very old!

Anyway, I digress.
A very good friend told me about Somerset Patchwork when we met up recently to celebrate our birthdays. We came back to my house and whilst the men were watching football we sat at my work table and as usual some of my machine patchwork was there waiting to be finished. It was then that Penny told me about a type of patchwork I had not come across.

So, Penny, this one is for you. I have not decided how I will make it into a gift yet. The embroidery frame is 7" and the backing fabric is 8" square so not big enough for a cushion!

I have thoroughly enjoyed the hand folding and stitching, so everyone is a winner!

6 comments:

  1. Wow, Jean, that looks amazing. Can we arrange a "show and tell" coffee soon? x x x

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    1. It is a birthday gift for Penny, shhh! But I really did enjoy making it so will be doing more. I am working all. Next week but will be free the following week

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  2. Fabulous. Looks very complicated and so so effective.

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    1. Thank you Chrissy, it is so easy but fiddling. Which I love.

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  3. That looks fab Jean! I shall be googling later to find out more x

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    1. Thank you Tracy. I saw one example where someone used the ribbons from rosettes she had won, it was so colourful. I had quilting cotton so used that and a Clover hand pressing tool. Fabulous piece of kit!

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