Happy Birthday Mum!!!

The embroidery supplies that I posted about a while back have since been transformed into the above cushion covers for my Mum for her Birthday.

I was inspired by these map quilts. However, I don't have the time (or the probably the skill) to make a quilt like that, but they inspired this idea.

I marked maps of some locations hopefully significant to my mum with a washable marker (not the transfer pencil in the above photo, as that doesn't come out again and I don't trust my drawing or stitching well enough). I then embroidered the outlines with a basic backstitch.

After all the maps were embroidered the fabric was cut to size and sewn into cushion covers with invisible zips down one side (something like these tutorials: 1, 2, 3):

    

Once again - Happy Birthday Mum - I hope you like them.

Good Luck Coin Purse

Did you know that elephants are supposed to be good luck? Apparently so, but only if their trunks are pointing upwards.

A while back I embroidered this elephant, and I decided it needed to be made into a little coin purse. If elephants really are good luck then on a coin purse is a good place to have one don't you think?

So I followed Florence's tutorial to make one. The elephant on one side, some coordinated paper pieced hexagons on the back, and some green fabric for a lining.

This purse has been gifted to my good friend Kim as a Birthday present.

Inspiration has struck...

...and there's a new project in the works.

(Linen from The Fabric Store, embroidery floss and notions from Clegs)

Christmas Gift: Pin-up Girl Embroidery

As a pressie for one of my housemates I thought I'd try my hand at some embroidery.

A small pin-up style girlie.

Of course, wearing a sparkly red swimsuit with matching hat and heels; it's summer here at the moment after all!

However, as I suck at drawing, it's based on this picture that I found on the internet. Sadly I can't give the artist true credit as I cannot for the life of me find where I got it from (if you know where it's from please tell me and I'll credit accordingly):