Happy Valentines Day!

I know I showed this just a couple days ago but it is now full of little matching stitching accessories! And, it is Valentine's Day, and it has a heart, so... I'm taking liberties with showing it off again. I can't show you all the neat trinkets inside because it is a challenge on the Stitchmap Yahoo group and I don't want to spoil it for the next batch of stitchers who take the challenge. I am very happy though to report that this is another Christmas present finished and ready for next year's handmade Christmas attempt. It will be my gift for the guild exchange and they are always handmade anyway but I think it will be well received and I won't be wildly stitching at the eleventh hour this year to get one done.

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Skye said…

It's absolutely lovely!

February 15, 2012 at 12:36 AM

Cathy said…

Cute. I didn't join the challenge because I don't travel much so didn't see a need for one. But, duh, I never thought of it for a gift!

Isn't it a feeling of accomplishment to get a head start on Christmas presents?

February 15, 2012 at 3:47 AM

Muskoka Landscape - finished!

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Giveaway Day! (CLOSED)

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BAS - Week 81 - Sequin Flower with Tutorial

This Build a Seam (BAS) Challenge is a little different - not exactly a stitch per se. It is a technique for making sequin flowers which can be a wonderful addition to a seam treatment or motif. You will need cupped sequins for this - flat ones will not work properly - and some seed beads. Mark your fabric with a center dot and five evenly spaced dots around the outside. Bring your needle up through one of the dots on the outside and string on one sequin (cup upwards), a bead, another sequin and two more beads. Take your needle down through the middle dot. Carry on making another leg in the same way on each of the other four outside dots, always going down into the center dot which will be the middle of your flower. This is what you end up with after you have done all five legs - a nice little sequin flower! You can add a bead or two more in the center of the flower if you wish. You can also vary the number of legs depending on the size of t...

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