Some finished projects…believe it or not!

I haven’t been highly productive, but I have managed to get a few things finished and some photos taken. The first was an embroidery project from this book. I intended to finish it all in one day, so I used a disappearing ink pen to trace the design. Of course this did not happen. When I went back to stitch the second day (or was it the third?), I had to try to line up the design with what I had already stitched. That didn’t work out so well, but I think I’m okay with how it came out. I’ll use the washable ink next time, though. I added a border of some fabric scraps and threw it in an IKEA frame that I painted black. It’s hanging in the kitchen now.

The second project was a gift for Rod’s birthday last week. Alex made a drawing that I enlarged on the copy machine and made into a freezer paper stencil. It was a pain in the rear to cut it all out, but I’m really pleased with how well it came out. More importantly, Rod loves it and Alex smiles when he sees Rod wearing the shirt he “made.” Rod wore the shirt to a party with people he works with and they have all decided that they want shirts, too, so I need to find a better way to make that stencil…

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