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wip #embroidery #needlework crows are outlined, after spool and scissors are stitched, I can wash away the soluble transfer paper. edit: hopefully the pen lines will wash off!

wip #embroidery #needlework fully outlined, may add a little edge fill to the crows, but they are intended to stay as needle sketches. After a warm rinse to lift the soluble transfer paper ("Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy"). Now drying. Will be used as a front decoration on a patchwork project keeper.

Laying out the front cover of the project and tool keeper to see how the piecing will go. WIP #embroidery #patchwork

wip #embroidery #applique #patchwork Need to consult with Ami Simms' Invisible Appliqué before next step.

Starting the appliqué on the small medallion. #needlework

First medallion placed. Next one for sure gets a sewing line on the base fabric. I winged it with Amelia Bedelia here and did okay but could do better. After steam pressing, with mirror view showing reverse side stitches.

#needlework #applique drawing the base fabric sewing line for the larger medallion ... on BART. (edit: pic)

#needlework #applique Pencil is fine for the sewing line on the lighter colored patch which will go over the base. I care a little more about not bleeding because it will show more than on the dark plaid. It's two-layered and a little stiffer than the Amelia Bedelia patch on the project keeper's inside pocket.

#needlework #applique pinning and trimming. The patch is a fused double layer of canvas and will settle better without excess seam allowance.

@cour13r5 ty! thinking that this scale is a challenge for the hoop, but it's two fused layers of fabric so although it wiggles in the hoop, it doesn't pull with the stitching tension

@cour13r5 I like the mirror view of the back, first time I have tried it with embroidery.

@cour13r5 TY, I should practice circle appliqué a little before the next step.