Two Teddy Bears

This is a really  useful patter for a baby's teddy bear and I have made them as gifts for two expectant friends.  The legs and arms are weighted and they can be made from one fat quarter. and a little piece of felt for the face and paws.  contact me for the nam,e of the pattern or I can make one by request.   lesiurelearners@gmail.com

Pretty Sketch book

Using a silk painting as a base, I have placed this onto felt and free hand machine embroidered to give on all over  pattern. Then  I have couched down some remnant lace, some ribbon and some sheers.  I have cut out a white piece of material for the leaf and appliqued that on and I then hand embroidered and added some sequins.

To finish I  squared the material to decorate a sketch book and zig zagged the edges.  I then stuck down the material onto the cover with PVA.

Two bags

To make the heart for this bag:  Use four different but colour conscious designs of material.  Draw a template of a heart and cut it into four regular parts.  Using bondaweb reassemble the heart shape and machine zig zag to applique.  Using the four different deigns of material I have used log cabin around the outside of the square.

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A Silk Painting of Glastonbury

Machine embroidery onto a silk painting - A Purse

Using a silk painting backed with felt I have free machined embroidered a random patter .  then using various other materials I have appliqued these on top of the silk painting  with further free machine embroidery.

I then applied this to a piece of pelmet vilene with bonda wed and similarly to the lining. putting the two together wrong sides together I folded them into a purse shape and zig zagged around the edges this is best done at least two times. I finished the purse with a bead a plastic fastening.

Pretty heart pin cushions

These pin cushion were made in an evening using recylced curtain lining and bought ribbon and sequins

Quilted cushion with silk painted insert

For instructions on silk painting see my DVD available for £7.99 inc P&P from leisurelearners@gmail.com

The cushion itself was made from pure cotton then quilted using a fancy stitch on the sewing machine.

The landscape was painted then machine embroidered. and inserted into the cushion

Decorated felt hat

Use a charity hat to obtain a cheap pattern.  Then use an all wool jumper and felt up.  Decorated with flowers made from coloured felt squares

Book mark using Tyvec

Knitted scarf with fancy wool

Silk Painted Ties

Ready Guttaed silk ties are available from http://www.rainbowsilks.co.uk/ or get my DVD Silk Painting for Card Makers for the basics leisurelearners@gmail.com

Jewellery made from Fimo

Making jewellery from Fimo is quite easy and rewarding.  Make cones by putting the Fimo through a pasta maker and then alternating light with dark to make patterned beads.

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