Friday, November 7, 2008

Peace on Earth

I'm on a roll with themes of peace this year I guess. My partner, Kerry, in the ornament swap on Stitchin' Fingers received the ornament I made for her. The little ornie arrived after a three-week journey from the U.S. to Canada.

The design is from an old issue of Cross Stitch and Country Crafts magazine. Seemed perfect for an oval frame. I use Stitch Witchery to bond the border fabric to the stitching. To make the oval, I use two pieces of border fabric. On one I draw the oval on the wrong side, centered. I sew the two pieces wrong sides together, stitching on the oval. Then I cut out the oval, leaving 1/4" seam allowance and clip the curves at 1/4" intervals; Turn to the right side, press, and voila!.. a fabric mat with an oval opening.

I owe that technique to Nita who sent me a ream of step by step instructional photos of this some time ago.

I did the edge like the Peace Stocking ornament with beads attached by regular straight pins.

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7 comments:

  1. JaneNovember 7, 2008 at 8:37 AM

    The fabric and edging really set the stitching off a treat

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  2. OlgaNovember 7, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    Very cute ornament!

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  3. PumpkinNovember 7, 2008 at 1:22 PM

    That's just lovely Annie! What a neat technique. I might have to try that sometime :o)

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  4. DaffycatNovember 7, 2008 at 6:30 PM

    How wonderful, Annie! I really like your finishing!

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  5. JanNovember 7, 2008 at 9:22 PM

    Wow that looks great. I really need to practice finishing LOL.

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  6. MyleneNovember 8, 2008 at 2:17 AM

    wow! That turned out a great ornament. Well done!

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  7. Rachel S-HNovember 11, 2008 at 3:58 PM

    I was just looking at that chart! Very lovely finish!

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