Felt art embroidery

When it comes to the art of appliqué, beginning with felt is a great way to learn and practice. Appliqué is simply attaching a small piece of fabric to a larger piece of fabric, usually to create a decorative bit of fiber art. Felt is a great fabric for appliqué work because you can cut it however

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It has been nice focusing on flowers while many of us have had nothing but cold, snowy weather. Here in Germany, we are experiencing a bit of spring weather, and the snowdrops and crocuses are starting to show their faces. I (Kara) can't believe we are on our last flower in this stitch along! This week's block is one of my favorites—mainly because it has the cast-on stitch as the center focal point. The cast-on stitch can be a little tricky, but once you get the hang of it, you can do so…

I've gotten a few questions lately about felt embroidery - and I'm going to answer them all here today. Most of your patterns use smallish shapes. Do I transfer the pattern, hoop them and stitch, and then cut them out? Well - I buy the good stuff (there's no point embroidering it if it's going

I leave for Quilt Market tomorrow and I really wanted to get this post done before I left. It’s almost midnight and I just finished my last two quilts, got them quilted and the binding sewn …

Last Sunday, Fiona and I headed to Berry (organised by the Berry Patchwork shop) for a delightful class with Wendy Williams. We had such fun playing with felt. Wendy's samples were so colourful and inspiring! Feast your eyes on some of these pictures. Here is Wendy with Fiona and then with me. Sorry, Wendy.....your eyes are shut! Even Wendy's pin cushion was colourful as were the perle threads she often uses. I chose to work on this lovely bird applique to embellish a sewing case. The…

Appliqué is simply a method where one piece of fabric is layered on top of another. Felt appliqué simply uses felt for this fabric layering. If you have some embroidery experience and are curious about trying felt appliqué, it is a very accessible craft which is lots of fun! In this article I will b

Although most of the country seems to be cloudy and moist right now, there is a chance that we will be experie

Brianna on Instagram: "💖 Valentine Update! 💖 Tuesday Jan 23 at 6pm est. All 6 physical ornaments will be up for grabs as well as the pattern which includes all 4 variations. (Pattern will include all the shapes to cut out, some tips and info, but NO step-by-step stitching instructions.) It’s been so fun stitching these felt ornaments, I’ll definitely have to do more throughout the year! ❤️ . . . #modernembroidery #fiberart #embroideryart #handstitched #stitchersofinstagram #dmcembroidery…

I did the longarm quilting on the most amazing quilt! Nancy is a master at handwork, and her attention to detail is noted in every stitch. I am always so impressed with the way hand embroidered quilts look. Someday I may try my hand at it. But until there are thirty hours in a day, and/or I wean myself off sleep :) I will have to figure out a faster way to get that look.So, that got me thinking and tinkering a bit with embroidery floss and my sewing machine. I wanted to mimic those little…

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