I always enjoy making hand embroidered gifts and this one was no exception. The pattern is A Festive Star Embroidered Doily by Marg Low Designs, and was recently purchased from Poppy Patch here in the UK. The pattern comes with both an iron-on transfer and a traceable pattern. I used the iron-on transfer for this one, with a pretty snowflake patterned fabric. I've used Cosmo embroidery threads for this, including a Cosmo Sparkle thread. The sparkle thread was really easy to use, it didn't knot, tangle or shread. The hand embroidered star was cut out and machine appliqued onto a circle of linen. An ecru DMC perle thread was used for the hand quilting around the inside of the appliqued star...
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...once the back and front of the doily are stitched together, the final touch is a decorative stitch which is hand embroidered around the edge. I used an ecru DMC perle thread for this decorative stitch too..
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...and here's the completed embroidered doily, ready to be wrapped and gifted to my mother-in-law, along with a stocking filled with little surprises for her.
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