This is to show my 12 Days of Christmas, a Work in Progress from a little while back but unfortunately it's destined to remain that for this year. However, I am quite stoked at the way it's turned out even though my original idea was to do something quite different with the blocks. I had thought to do a swag with the 12 blocks but I soon realised the embroideries were far too large for that, so a wallhanging it became. The embroidery designs are from Embroidery Library (http://www.emblibrary.com/) and the text on the sashing is inbuilt on my machine. I still like the idea of these embroideries being used in a swag so I have since bought a set of smaller designs so maybe next year will see the swag!
Close ups of Block 7 (Seven Swans a-Swimming) and 9 (Nine Ladies Dancing)
You clever clever lady. They are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteYou can be very proud of your work, it looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteJust in case anyone thinks I did those embroideries by hand, I didn't! I would still be doing #1 if I had, LOL. Just about all embroidery I do these days is courtesy of my Janome 300E. Thank you for the compliments, anyway.
ReplyDeletefabulous you still need talent to use one of those machines. well done look forward to seeing it complete next year.
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful, Daphne. I was at a pw workshop yesterday, but there were two ladies there being shown how to use their new 350E's. I have never wanted one, until now, but they were having so much fun I think I have an embroidery machine in my future. :)
ReplyDeleteThey are delightful and I agree well worth the effort to remake in a smaller size for a swag
ReplyDeleteI am not 'into' christmas but I appreciate the workmanship of this wallhanging/quilt.
ReplyDeleteCheers
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