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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

ScrapHappy Day - January 2020

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.
This started out as a rectangular piece of solid cross-stitch.  I just did a free-form design wit many small bits of embroidery floss left over from completed kits.  I debated about making it a pincushion or needle book, and ended up with a needlebook.  Scraps of fabric were used for the pieced lining, and scraps of felt for the pages.


Gratitudes:

1. Safe traffic today as I was driving into work this morning.

2. Getting to have dinner with a friend this evening.
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6 comments:

  1. tialysJanuary 15, 2020 at 5:32:00 AM CST

    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.

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  2. Kate ChiconiJanuary 15, 2020 at 5:58:00 AM CST

    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.

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  3. onesmallstitchJanuary 15, 2020 at 3:19:00 PM CST

    great use of those colourful yarns, needlecases are handy and make good gifts.

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  4. Magpie SueJanuary 16, 2020 at 12:42:00 PM CST

    I love this! Well done!

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  5. ClaireJanuary 16, 2020 at 1:32:00 PM CST

    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.

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  6. SunnyJanuary 16, 2020 at 9:42:00 PM CST

    Moira -- the "pin display" is so lovely! I've resorted to a plain black felt banner, so this is spectacular.

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