Remember this? It's a dropcloth sampler that I got last spring at Squam. It was a lot of fun stitching....but what do you do with it when it's done? I stuck it in a drawer.
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Then it got stuck on a bulletin board for awhile.
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It just needed a better finish than that.
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I dragged out the sewing machine. I don't sew. Well, I don't sew well. When I knit, I usually have a plan, a pattern, the right 'tools', what I hope will be the perfect yarn for the project....and (while it might be fleeting...) a LOVE for what I'm making at that particular moment.
When I sew, on the other hand....there is no plan, no pattern, a cupboard full of etc. fabric for who knows what project (I do like to collect fabric which I know is totally nuts for someone who doesn't know what to do with it!).
The sampler has lots of colors, so I grabbed some colorful cotton. It needed some body, so I decided to stitch it on to another piece of fabric.
so far so good.
It's about the right size for a (nother!!!) project bag---and that wouldn't be so awful. So I started ripping strips of fabric to frame the piece, and before I knew it---it was too wide. HMMMM. I think I have an old (rather nasty) knitted pillow that had an antique feather pillow in it. rummage rummage rummage Found it! Oh, yeah. It got stuck away because it had sprung a leak and the feathers were sort of everywhere. I just jammed the whole thing (slightly repaired) in an old pillow case...sewed it shut....and it's the perfect size for the pieced 'thing' I'm making, that is now a PILLOW! Only, I've ripped the fabric up so much that now I have to piece the back as well.
The front and back sort of matched up size-wise.....close enough. (I sew the way #1 daughter knits!) and
TA-DAH!!!
once in a blue moon (actually, not even that often!).....I get lucky.
so cute! i love how you did this steph, a cushion is brilliant. when i see your stitchs it makes me want to sew too!
Posted by: lori | 01/26/2013 at 10:06 PM
This really is great...fun and creative. I used to embroidery...made a few things years back...your post makes me want to start doing that again. Could we just add another 12 hours or so to every day?? Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Posted by: Debbie | 01/26/2013 at 11:15 PM
Excellent!! =D Such a happy splash of color and design!
Posted by: tanna | 01/27/2013 at 07:10 AM
That was a really good idea! And I know you sewing is good, because it just is. I bet every time you see your pillow you smile :)
Posted by: karen | 01/27/2013 at 04:50 PM
How about that! Your pillow is so perfect. I had forgotten about your sampler.
Stephanie, I think a light, silky poncho sounds wonderful, cast on! Do you have the pattern or do you need a copy?
Posted by: Tracey | 01/27/2013 at 07:26 PM
What a bright, beautiful reminder of Squam! It's gorgeous.
Posted by: Melissa | 01/28/2013 at 10:57 AM
it looks fantastic! love the colors :)
Posted by: amanda {the habit of being} | 01/28/2013 at 11:19 AM
Oh, that is really cute and fun. A great way to use a sampler that doesn't really work for any of the usual embroidery uses.
Posted by: Jenn C. aka Siercia | 01/28/2013 at 02:20 PM
It's lovely! The fabrics go so well with all the colors of the sampler.
Posted by: Tien | 01/30/2013 at 07:26 PM