Thursday, September 9, 2010

thursday = embroidery

the one where I use a song* lyric, vintage pillowcases & a fabric dye pen {for the first time}:



despite a little bleeding here & there I'm pretty happy with the way it came out!

in other embroidery news I lucked out at a recent estate sale & got a bunch of loose patterns for a $1 - this week's design was by far the weirdest & therefore my favorite:


happy stitching!

* "there goes the fear" doves
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10 comments:

  1. giddy99September 9, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    Those pillowcases are AWESOME! I have a thing for embroidered bed linens... :)

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  2. Laura-IHSeptember 9, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    Wow! I love the pillowcases! You are so talented! The bowling pins ARE weird. I like them, too! : )

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  3. Retro PlantsSeptember 9, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    you talented woman, you!!!
    i love the pilla cases. . . just "dreamy" :)
    also. . . i CANNOT wait to embroider this pattern!
    our new babes is SOOOO getting this beaut on a onesie :)

    p.s. 1.00 dolla!?!
    you always find the best deals!

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  4. KatieSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    I looove these! We've been using vintage pillow cases on our bed lately as well, but your's are much more striking.

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  5. MafiosaGrrlSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    The pillowcases look great. I love that the dye allows the original design of the fabric to show through.

    Love the bowling pattern too, so silly! :)

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  6. mixetteSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    The floral pattern showing through the dye really makes it - wouldn't be nearly as cool with an opaque paint effect. Awesome.

    Before I scrolled down all the way I thought those were some happy wine bottles!

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  7. Susie BateSeptember 9, 2010 at 6:27 PM

    I love that song. Perfect lyric for a slumbering head!

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  8. KaviareSeptember 9, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    Oh, lovely! Such a nice impact.

    I love and also am creeped out by the vintage patterns that involve things made into characters that are obviously self harming. Like bowling pins enjoying being knocked over. Or a tomato cavorting with a fork. What kind of SICK tomato is that? Well, some people are into that sort of thing, I guess.

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  9. Kitten's Lost Her MittensSeptember 10, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    Oh, I just LOVE your pillowcases! And the perfect quotation! Now I want to embroider quotations onto my pillowcases...

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  10. ginaSeptember 11, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    thanks everyone!

    I'm so excited a couple of you noticed how the dye let the design show through - I really wanted that affect so was happy to find the FabricMate pen I used at Michaels.

    if you embroider something with the bowling pins or do something with pillowcases I'd love to see guys :)

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