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[aelfie]

I've focused this week on getting things finished instead of stitching new stuff....and I've finished 5 (yes 5!) ornaments! And finally created a way to hang something I stitched 3 years ago.

Onto the Pictures! First up.

A couple of Thank you Xmas Ornaments. I started one of them on Feb 13 and finished the second on the 26. These are for Ike's (former! *sniff*) preschool teachers. They did such an amazing job with him and gave him such a wonderful first exposure to school, I felt I needed to show them how much I appreciated it. On the back, I ironed some wonder under onto some muslin, gave Ike a fine point Sharpie and had him sign it. Then I wrote his name and the dates he attended her class.




Then an ornament by Kei Bleish



Then an EGA monthly project that's about 5 years old. Metal work.


Then a needlepointed Double Decker Bus Christmas Ornament.  Its a little washed out 'cause of the flash.





And then Bird Brain's Pumpkin Patch. I finished the stitching in 2005, but just finally figured out how to hang it up. Now I just need to find a permanent home for it.



Its been a busy week. Next on my finishing list. Framing a hardanger doily, and stretching two other pieces I want to frame

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Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

How do you finish the ornaments to give them dimension? I can't quite tell from the pictures, they look either stuffed-flat, or wrapped over a little frame.

[aelfie.livejournal.com]

They are wrapped over acid free foam core. Okay, rather Kei's and the Metal work are wrapped over foam core. I also put a piece of cotton batting over the foam core to give it a padded look. The backing is also fabric wrapped acid free foam core. I usually stretch the needlework and just glue the backing. Then I glue the front and back together and put them under something heavy overnight. It gives you a nice ditch to glue the cord.

For the Bus, I used a fabric wrapped foam core backing, and since its needle point, I trimmed the edges, notched the corners, folded them over to the back and sewed the corners down with buttonhole stitch. It left me with nice raised edges and a hollow middle. Two layers of cotton batting took care of that. Then I glued the front to the back, put it under something heavy and glued on the cord the next day.

[rephetibel.livejournal.com]

Pretty!

You are so good to finish projects. I have four or five quilts in progress as well as a pullover vest and two socks that I'm knitting. I did recently resist buying enough flecky oatmeal yarn to knit a pullover. It was on sale and I could have bought enough for $14.00. (Hyperventilating. Must lie down in a dark room for a while.)