Thursday, January 6, 2011

thursday = embroidery

so, a big part of my 2010 was getting my accordion & starting to learn how to play! it's been an enjoyable challenge for me, which is a big deal since being a generally lazy person I usually avoid anything particularly challenging :)

but by some miracle I've actually managed to stick with it {thanks in part to all the wonderful encouragement I've gotten here & on flickr - you're all so kind to leave comments & put up with those silly videos!} so I decided to make an embroidered ode to the accordion as my last project of 2010:



it's not an exact replica of my handsome fella but it is was very much inspired by him - for instance I used a silver metallic material & a similar cutout pattern like he has:


for the red & white material I used a vinyl "pleater" from joanns. I like the smoothness & shine plus it cuts so nice - I was even able to use an exacto to do the cutout pattern. and for the buttons...I used buttons of course, haha!


the whole piece is 14"x14" & I used the same background fabric as in my 2009 ode to wood paneled cars. I've got a ton of that material, so I think I might just have to keep doing an ode to something every year...

speaking of years - 2011 is the chinese year of the rabbit so I thought it only fitting that the first vintage embroidery pattern of the year be this series of stamped linen designs I picked up at an estate sale awhile back:



happy stitching!
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7 comments:

  1. MarthaJanuary 6, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    It's fabulous and so clever! This is right up there with the cuckoo clock as one of my all-time favorite embroidery projects.

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  2. Katy January 6, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    This is insanely rad! I love everything that you make :)

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  3. KatieJanuary 6, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Of course, I LOVE this! Now I want one of my accordion - do you think they make pearly teal pleather?

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  4. MomWaldsPlaceJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    THIS is fabulous! There was a mini-accordian in antique white mother of pearl at our GW. I thought of you!

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  5. thursdayJanuary 7, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    I think there should be some sort of warning on this blog. Seriously. Cause you consistently have my jaw dropping to the floor. I'm afraid that after a few more post I may have to have some sort of reconstructive surgery. Oh well, at least all this jaw dropping is for a good reason. You are totally and completely my number one embroidery crush.

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  6. Fourteen CountessJanuary 7, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    This is amazing! I have my mom's old accordian from the 1950s, and I have *always* wanted to learn to play it. Maybe I'll give it a try this year!

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  7. Kitten's Lost Her MittensJanuary 8, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Your accordion looks awesome!

    Happy New Year!!

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