Log Cabin sampler

 

Continuing my sewing explorations, I made this small crazy log cabin sampler.  I used old cotton sheeting which had been randomly painted with inks and some old shirt material, then added embroidery.  The backing was a hand-me-down and luckily blended with the pinky reds of the painted fabric.  All hand sewn.

Floral scroll continued

A few more inches of the embroidered scroll.  Only about 4" to go.  I shall have to start thinking about the next sewing project to keep me busy in the evenings.

Embroidered scroll

 

Keeping busy on cold winter evenings.  I think I must have started this embroidery about the end of November/beginning of December.  I'm not sure whether it will remain as a scroll or I could display it as a wall hanging.  I have used a length of cotton sheeting, backed with batting.  Initially I included some appliquéd flowers from an old linen tablecloth and tried to completely fill in the background with various stitches. However, I didn't achieve the result I was hoping for, so changed to mainly using seed stitch between the motifs. There was no overall design plan, once I finish stitching one flower or plant, I search my sketchbooks for the next.

The fabric is 4" wide and so far I have completed 30" of the length, with another 12" to go.

Pocket fold book

 

A single sheet, fold book with 4 pockets, acrylic paint and 
lino print, with paper flower decoration.  Folded 

size approx 4" x 5.5" (from A3 sheet of paper)