I have been looking for a colorful black forest type clock while thrifting for some time but with no luck - so one day I got impatient and decided I'd just have to make one.
I went online & found images of real clocks I liked, than combined all the features I liked into one clock, which I drew in illustrator. I cut out all the colored fabric, than appliquéd it onto the brown fabric - stretched the whole thing on a 14" hoop {largest I've ever used & not as awkward as I thought it would be} then embroidered the detail in. I used foam core to back the whole thing, then finally added the clock mechanism. from the very tip of the house to the bottom of the lowest pinecone "weight" it is 24" - the house is 11.5" from top to bottom & 10.5" across.
it was a very satisfying project & I'm really happy with the way it turned out. hopefully my next project won't take so long to complete {this one didn't need to take as long as it did...I just kept being interrupting by other things} and there will be more crafty things being posted here than there have been lately.
of course it wouldn't be thursday without a vintage embroidery sample:
and, for a great round up of more embroidery patterns check out one pretty thing too :)
happy stitching!
58 comments:
Bravo! That is amazing and inspiring!
Wow, I love your clock! What a great and beautiful project. Thanks for the birdie embroidery--it's very sweet!
You are my embroidery hero.
Karen
That clock is amazing! I love it!
That is absolutely beautiful, fantastic job. I would so love that in my house!
As someone else once wrote to you - "Sweet Mother of all things Fabulous"! It looks fantastic and when they find out about it in the Black Forest region of Germany they may give up their wood for fabric. Great job.
Sister Sue
Beautiful clock, wonderful idea! I loved looking at all the details you put into it!
Wow! I would never have thought to do that - you are one creative lady!
totally adorable and beautifully stitched. über fantastich.
it's absolutely exquisite, and look at that attention to detail, just brilliant
It's amazing!!
Wow! Gorgeous.
That is truly amazing! I too have been looking for a cuckoo clock while thrifting. Beautiful job with all the details!
At first glance I couldn't figure out what the clock had to do with embroidery. That is an amazingly beautiful piece.
awesome! i have to post it! wow!
Oh Gina- it is WONDERFUL!! You are SO creative and imaginative!
What a fantastic clock. Clever you.
Oh wow, that is full of creative goodness!! My dad and stepmom would love that -- they have a lot of clocks :). I love how colorful you made it. Bravo!
I love that one of the pp's said, "Sweet Mother of all things Fabulous." That pretty much sums it up. AMAZING and super inspiring as I approach the half way point in my "Days of the Week" boxer embroidery project. I needed to see something awe-inspiring to keep my motivation up. And thanks so much for the shout-out! I just love coming by here on Thursdays! Well, every day actually.
Wow! This is so...WOW!!! I am speechless.
That might be the sweetest handmade thing I have ever seen.
Your clock is superb!
Great Scott!
that's all I'm sayin.
(awed silence)
That is amazing and oh so darling!!! That has to be the best embroidered thing I've ever seen. You are the embroidery queen!
And thanks for the darling bird, he's so cute!
That clock is gorgeous! And so much work and creativity. I have a cuckoo clock I purchased in Germany but I would definitely want to make an embroidered clock as well.
Wow -- What a clever girl you are! I am blown away by the whole idea of this, the design, the execution....it's just pretty fabulous.
Love IT!
Worth the wait & the hard work...
How darling is your clock! I love it. Oh, I see you adore Marie Claire Idees. I subscribed for a short time, but it's kind of over my budget in American dollars. Love it though. Love your blog!
Sheila
Your clock is fabulous and very inspiring! Thank you for sharing. I adore your blog. :0)
That is simply AMAZING!!
Wow, that's beautiful! Great job!:)
Oh My Gosh! This is absolutely the cutest! Your blog is awesome, and you are awesome to share your talents with the world.
Monica
GASP! This is gorgeous!
UH-MAZE-ING!!!!!! you never cease to inspire!!
Holy Schneikies, that clock is the bomb!! It is just so sooo neato! What a fantastic creation. Congrats on making your vision come to life!
I *never* would have thought of that, and it's *absolutely* amazing!
Hi,
I am Ashwini,and I am a regular visitor to your site.I really look forward to the embroidery patterns you present on the web-site.
I also loved your embroidery clock a much.I have a couple of doubts about the clock.Could you please answer those,I will really appreciate the help.Where can I ask the doubts?here itself or the email will be fine?please let me know,and thanks a lot for sharing such a wonderful ideas
--Ashwini
Oh my goodness! Your clock is amazing and whimsical and lovely all at once! Lovely work...You are so inspiring to watch.
Your clock is fabulous and very inspiring! Thank you for sharing. I adore your blog. :0)
I love this! So cute and creative!
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It is sooo lovely. I have been wanting one too. Maybe I will do this with felted knitting. What clock works did you use? I have had a hard time finding any that were quality.
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