Gowns n Hats for Kiwi angel babes

In my distracted moments Im still stitching :)

 

These are hats, bonnets and angel gowns for

Kiwi Babies

All handstitched and I used some lovely Sari's I had collected

and various other yummy fabrics.

The little white beanies were made by my partner on his

sock machine.

 

Oh boy, was I still stitching..lol..

Wait til you see what Ive been doing with crocheted flowers.

 

Still happily stitching

 

Phillipa



Cocoon Beads.Lots more Colour & Texture

Before.

 

 

After

 

Just playing with colour and texture.

No-idea where they will end up.

 

Just stitching

 

Just because. :)

 

Do you??

 

Phillipa

 

PS. I'm on facebook if that's easier for you.

https://www.facebook.com/stitchingalways

 

 



Canine in the Flowers.

 

 



Buttons n Dragonfly.

 

 



Bunting. Shabby-chic Lace n Burlap/Hessian with Vintage Lady

Made myself some Buntings after seeing

those made by Suzi Q, over here

She's amazing and has a larger stash than I have..lol

 

 

Burlap/hessian (Kiwi's call it Hessian)

 

with dainty doilies

 

vintage laces

 

vintage buttons

Mother-of-Pearl ones too.

 

and a paper whimsy.

 

Coffee dyed slub linen for hanging.

 

Still waiting for a good outdoor photo shoot. Too much cloud lately.

 

So bear with me as I couldn't wait to show you. :)

 

Oops. Blogger doesn't like the shape of some of

my photos so has turned them.

Anyway, you get the idea.

 

This is all 3 waiting for their photo shoot. Sometime soon I hope.

 

Having fun stitching

 

Phillipa

 

 



Blue Flowers.

 

 



Treasure Book. Close-up. Pocket and Pearl

 

 



It's Finished. Ta Dah!!! Surreal Garden.97,520 Stitches

Finally!!

Approx 15 months of stand-by stitching.

 

The last few inches :)

 

The colours don't show up as well here. That

yellow is a lovely bright Canary yellow/gold.

 

Then

3 stitches to go

 

2 ........

 

1.......

 

 



Ta Dah!!! Much hand-clapping. he he

 

The final third is done.

 

The largest Needlepoint I have attempted to date

 

And here it is.

Off the frame and relaxing on the floor.

The DVD cover is to give an idea of scale.

 

These are the statistics.

My own Design.

23" x 42"

#10 canvas

DMC Wool

185 skeins

 

and if my maths is right, then this is

97,520 stitches.

Crikey!... Blimey!, did I really do that many.??

 

 

Far too Much Stitching ;)

 

 

Phillipa











Treasure Book Close-up

 

Scruffy had to get in on the act too :)

 



Crazy Quilted, Shabby Collage Treasure Book

A couple of weeks back was my Mothers 80th

Birthday and in honour of the event I created her a Treasure book.

With family photos printed on silk, pockets for adding extra photos and open areas for treasures to be added.

Ribbons that can be used to tie objects on.

 

The lining of the covers is using  left-over fabric from her wedding dress.

 

Jewellery that belonged to her Mother and grandmother is added

as a perfect place to keep it.

 

Mum can add more photos of the day as she wishes.:)

I covered a large box with music and put a pony picture in the base, wrapped the book in more of the wedding fabric and tied all with a big bow.

 

 

 

 

 

And the covers opened out

 

 

And the side and end shots.

 

 

I've used up heaps of vintage lace, baubles, beads, jewellery,

vintage embroideries and also some stitched by me.

Has taken approx. a year to gather and complete.

Needless to say, I don't think I will attempt a project of this size again ..lol

 

 

 

 

Had a marvellous time stitching,

 

Phillipa