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The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge

Kenora

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #90 on: September 20, 2018, 17:58:40 PM »
I love it, @Sandra  <3 - especially all your thread painting in the garden. The whole thing has a really happy feel to it - great!
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wrenkins

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #91 on: September 20, 2018, 19:15:25 PM »
I love it but maybe Gertie's not a fan of Lego hair!  0_0  0_0  0_0
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Sandra

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #92 on: September 20, 2018, 19:20:05 PM »
Might wrap it and give it her for Christmas.  0_0

Sandra.
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supergran

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #93 on: September 20, 2018, 21:00:16 PM »
It's great Sandra. Your doing a brilliant job on it.   <3

Acorn

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #94 on: September 20, 2018, 21:30:41 PM »
Might wrap it and give it her for Christmas.  0_0

Sandra.
xxx

You could do lots of them in different colourways and make her a quilt...  ;)
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Iminei

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #95 on: September 21, 2018, 09:57:44 AM »
Its wonderful Sandra, and the tulle certainly works .... Cant wait to see it finished.

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Sheilago

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #96 on: September 21, 2018, 17:43:54 PM »
It’s amazing, can’t believe how well you’ve captured her likeness and the garden is fab!

Sandra

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #97 on: September 24, 2018, 09:14:28 AM »
I've had another session with my 'Gertie in the Garden' picture.  :)  No pics today. I think the next picture will be when I'm finished with it.

I've attached the tulle properly to give the shading effect on the skirt...(it's OK)...and I've tried to improve the hair/face.  :[ ?

I've made a frame for it...black with an inner red strip, and that looks pretty good against it. It's hanging back up so I can have more thinking time to consider what else I could do to it.

Sandra.
xxx

Kenora

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #98 on: September 24, 2018, 11:38:26 AM »
I've been beavering away at my parrots (weird sentence - beavers & parrots together??). It's all taking a very long time, but at least my worries about the s/m needle not going through all the layers were wrong - it cuts through like a knife through butter. :) My stitching is a bit iffy though, but never mind, it's all a bit of fun - isn't it?? ;)
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Ploshkin

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #99 on: September 24, 2018, 15:37:53 PM »
Seeing all those lovely pictures taking shape, I'm afraid I've been cowardly with my applique.  I started off wanting to do something bee related (red flowers of course) but somehow it morphed into something entirely different.  It's just 5 separate shapes.  There was no way I could machine round them so I hand stitched using embroidery thread and a heavy chain stitch - I haven't wielded a piece of embroidery thread since I was 16 and I quite enjoyed it (actually the green and yellow thread must be ones I had when I was 16).  The quilting and binding are a bit crap - I made an error in calculation and couldn't join the binding with a diagonal as I would usually do.  Anyway, warts and all here it is.  It measures about 13" x 10"

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Iminei

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #100 on: September 24, 2018, 17:46:32 PM »
That is sooooo far from bee related its untrue Plosh! have you been at the Drinks cabinet???

Apart from that its BEEautiful! Bravo!!!
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Kenora

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #101 on: September 24, 2018, 23:48:21 PM »
It's gorgeous @Ploshkin - love the dragon (?) in the centre. I know it's not the Welsh dragon, but is it symbolic of something? Love the colour combinations too.  <3

Some of my threads are so old that they are breaking when I tug them hard to tie them in on the back.  :S I know we're not meant to keep them for donkeys years but I can't just chuck them in the bin.  :'(
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Sheilago

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #102 on: September 25, 2018, 08:21:47 AM »
 You are much too modest @Ploshkin. I think it’s much harder to hand embroider all that appliqué. It is beautiful! You certainly shouldn’t point out its alleged failings. The quilting looks perfect to me and I’d never have noticed the binding. Is it a wall hanging or a mat?

Lowena

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #103 on: September 25, 2018, 10:33:55 AM »
That's gorgeous Ploshy  <3
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supergran

Re: The Darksides Next Challenge ... Midsummer Applique Challenge
« Reply #104 on: September 25, 2018, 21:15:04 PM »
What Sheilago said, with knobs on. It's lovely.  <3