At the end of last year, I purchased this pretty kit from Coast and Country Crafts and Quilts - the pattern is GROW by Heart to Hand and is a really sweet wall hanging. The main part of this project is appliqued onto linen, and uses a mix of both wool and cotton applique. Then it is hand embroidered with flowers and leaves, and finally quilted... ...I used a mix of both machine quilting - around the watering can, flowrs, leaves and letters - and hand quilting in a simple cross-hatch design on the linen background. A stripey bias binding covers the raw edges - this was machined to the front then folded over and stitched by hand to the back. 3D seed packets have hand embroidered labels, and appliqued and embroidered flowers... ...dangling wool embroidered flowers are the final embellishment to the seed packets, and are attached to the lower edge as the seed packet is completed. Small tabs are stitched into the top of the seed packets, ready to attach them to the main part of the project... ...I decided to attach the seed backets with vintage buttons, tied with green embroidery thread and the ends snipped at the front. My grndson found a twig in the park a few months ago, and it was perfect for hanging my rustic projects on! A quick photograph in my sewing studio before it's displayed on the wall... ...finally, inbetween blustery showers, I was able to get some photographs of my completed project outside in the garden. It was a bit tricky as it was still a bit breezy, but it looked nicer outside with some greenery for the background.
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