Friday, 29 March 2013

Appliqué picture

I bought a couple of embroidery hoops in John Lewis last week as I had seen some little appliqué pictures framed in them and wanted to make one of my own. Ever since I got Cath Kidston's book Make!, a few years ago, I have been very keen on appliqué and actually quite a few things around our house have been given the appliqué treatment! Here is my latest little make...

 

 

 

I used a piece of linen from the back of an old cushion cover and some of the new pretty green fabric I got a few weeks ago at the Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts show, then finished it off with a wee red heart button. It was such a nice little project to work on these past few evenings and I like how it looks nice and welcoming hanging up in our porch.

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my last few posts - I really do appreciate them. Hope everyone has a lovely Good Friday!

Xxxx

 

Posted by at

16 comments:

  1. Jille29 March 2013 at 12:00

    That is lovely, the colours that you have chosen are gorgeous xx

    ReplyDelete
  2. the linen cloud29 March 2013 at 12:30

    Just lovely ... I love applique too ... Bee xx

    ReplyDelete
  3. Plain Jane29 March 2013 at 12:49

    How great that you have made it from the back of an old cushion - very clever! It looks really sweet hanging up there x Jane

    ReplyDelete
  4. Mylittlepieceofengland29 March 2013 at 13:10

    So pretty, I love the green fabric, lovely idea :) xx

    ReplyDelete
  5. Irene29 March 2013 at 13:28

    A beautiful picture/applique, especially made from bits and pieces.
    I love the contrast of the red stitching and heart.
    luv
    irene
    xxxx

    ReplyDelete
  6. My Norfolk Life29 March 2013 at 14:23

    That's so pretty! I love the Linen against the green.
    Claire

    ReplyDelete
  7. sweetpea family29 March 2013 at 16:13

    I love your framed picture it's lovely xxx

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anonymous29 March 2013 at 16:46

    So very pretty . Well done x

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jennifer Hays29 March 2013 at 18:37

    Oh, this is so cute! Nice job with the stitching. I'm trying to get better at embroidery. I love the way this looks with the other items in the last picture, it all works so nicely together.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Gillian Roe29 March 2013 at 20:47

    It's lovely. I love applique, it's one of my favourite crafts. It looks great framed in the hoop like that. x

    ReplyDelete
  11. Swallow Barn29 March 2013 at 22:41

    oh wow I love it!!!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Mezz29 March 2013 at 22:51

    oooo i love this! i made sumthing similar last yr for my hubby...but yours is much prettier!

    mezz x

    ReplyDelete
  13. sweetbriardreams29 March 2013 at 23:40

    What a great idea and so effective. I love the colours too. Have a wonderful Easter. Chel x

    ReplyDelete
  14. harmony and rosie30 March 2013 at 06:49

    It's lovely, lovely and homely and cheery too. Happy Easter .. and thanks so much for popping in to say hello.
    Kate x

    ReplyDelete
  15. Julie30 March 2013 at 08:13

    Such pretty fabric and I love how you've used a contrasting colour thread for the stitching. I've seen a few examples of using an embroidery hoop for a frame - such a simple but effective idea. x

    ReplyDelete
  16. Vintage Sheet Addict1 April 2013 at 08:59

    This is lovely, well done! :) x

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for visiting and if you feel like leaving a comment that would be lovely...xxx

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)