And More Stitched Love…
So this was my stitched postcard!
All fabric, this one, front and back. It was created mostly at the embellishing machine - with some machine embroidery and a small amount of hand stitching thrown in.
I have to admit I was very loath to let this one go. Not only did I like the finished piece, but it marked a huge breakthrough for me in terms of process. Instead of starting out with a fixed idea of what I wanted to make, I just let the design emerge as I built up the layers of fabric. It told me what it wanted to become - not the other way around. I would dearly love to have hung it on the wall as a reminder to play that way again.
But I was - as usual - working right up to the wire and there wasn’t time to create a second card. So off it had to go.…all the way to Arizona and a lady called Stella.
I do hope she enjoys this little piece of stitched LOVE. There’s a lot of me woven into it.
Reader Comments (5)
This is deliciously beautiful, Helen...just love all that rich texture and all the jewel-like colors! No wonder you were hard to part with it... ;o) But i will be loved for a long time, I'm sure. Glad you shared this with us. What kind of machine did you use for all this embellishment? Happy Days ((HUGS))
I have a Pfaff embellisher, Tracy.
Exquisite!!! How could you bear to part with such beautiful work
So lush... Gorgeous!
I love it !!! Gorgeous !!!!! Beautiful work.