Something a little different today with my ScrapHappy post. I've finished up two different Cross-Stitch UFO's so far in January.This was a piece that I made to fit the piece of aida cloth I wanted to use up. Scraps of floss leftover from assorted finished kits were used to make the top and bottom borders. The brown was the remaining portion of a skein for DMC 3271 if I recall right. I don't remember when I made it (maybe 15 yrs ago), but it's been long enough that it picked up a couple of small spots on the aida - big OOPS there. One was covered by the finishing fabric, the other has a button sewn on over it.
I used a modified facing technique to finish this and the border fabric covers the back side of the top/bottom border stitching.
This is made to display the collectible enamel pins that can be gotten at various places and shows.
Gratitudes:
1. Safe traffic today as I was driving into work this morning.
2. Getting to have dinner with a friend this evening.
6 comments:
Wow, that is gorgeous, beautiful design and colours.
I don't do cross stitch or needlepoint myself so I'm always in awe of the projects people come up with in that line.
So pretty! I'm a huge sucker for a needle book, so I love that, but the display board is so clever, and it's a great way to use up leftover embroidery materials.
great use of those colourful yarns, needlecases are handy and make good gifts.
I love this! Well done!
Do you have a lot of pins to display or are you planning to get them? I remember people with pins on their nametag straps at QuiltCon the year I went, but they were more buttons than enamel pins.
Moira -- the "pin display" is so lovely! I've resorted to a plain black felt banner, so this is spectacular.
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