Sunday 22 January 2012

..house stitching begins...

I have managed to get a few things out of the way over the last few days...

...so that I could have a bit of time today...

...to make a start on those little Breton houses I showed you in the last post but one :-)


I have a couple of different approaches in mind...

...but started one to be stuffed.




I drew a full sized one on plain paper using a black Sharpie, then put it on the lightbox with fabric over the top. I just used a fine (0.5mm) 2B pencil to get the lines...

...the stitching will cover those well enough...

I made sure I put a piece of tea-bag-type paper on the back before beginning to stitch, as this gives the fabric a bit of stiffening and makes it a lot easier to manoeuvre on the machine. (Which is great for me because I hate using a hoop!)

I'm using some hand-dyed fabrics for these little houses...

..I like the warmer tones better than a flat cream :-)

The stitching is going to take a while...

...and I mustn't forget to BREATHE!!!!