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Thursday, January 5, 2012

scraps+needle+thread

playing with reverse applique today.
sometimes hand-stitching is imperfect and spontaneous. 
and a little pocket of calm in an ordinary day.

12 comments:

  1. OOOh...I rEAlly like it. (Caps for emphasis of British voice)

    xo Han

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  2. ooo I really like it too!
    I once saw some work by the mong (?) people from asia...there reverse work was stunning

    ps mission accomplished...tell Henry

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  3. What a fun technique!
    And thanks for the card Karen :)

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  4. i love the detail of the different stitching around the open "windows". what will it become?

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  5. Oh, but the imperfection is wonderful! Love these bright spots peeking out of linen! And the hand stitches are the icing on the cake!

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  6. I ADORE this, so magical and perfect, makes me smile inside and out!

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  7. Like this so much too! Fun inspiration!!

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  8. This is so pretty! You've inspired me to give it a try:)

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  9. This is so simple and cute! I have never tried reversed applique. Would love to work on some small projects some day.

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