Today’s Sewing Fun

I’ve been playing around with some basic leaf shapes with embroidered details, kind of like a basic leaf “sampler.”  I’m on the 2nd round of stitch-outs for them.  These are the first 6 out of 15 total:

This next one is my favorite of this group:

This next one is my LEAST favorite, although I think it would look better if I hadn’t outlined it with such a high contrast thread:

This next one is another fav…I think it’s because I really like the edge-finishing stitched design:

Just 2 more:

Once I get the rest of the 15 leaves done, my plan is to stitch these out using wool for my applique shapes.  Think of the textures!

Filed under Machine Embroidered Applique.

2 Comments

1. Janice Says:
   
   December 5th, 2017 at 12:36 pm

   Even your least favorite is beautiful. Living on the coast it reminds me of underwater sea grasses.

2. kay Says:
   
   December 29th, 2017 at 10:37 am

   Patsy every time I hit the follow the blog I get a source code and no place to enter my information. Not sure how to sign up