Experimenting with the feet that came with my new Janome machine…
The over edge stitch recommended the c foot and the results blew me away.
So easy to line the foot up with the straight edge of the fabric just so that the standard width stitch finishes the edge exactly.
Who needs an overlocker?
This was due cut felt butterfly shapes on a 6” cotton square with a felt backing.
I used a decorative stitch to fix the shapes and it makes a simple glass coaster or mug rug.
Trying out the decorative stitches on my new Janome machine … I ran lines of stitches across a panel of denim cut from an old pair of jeans
I decided to turn the sampler into a mat so backed it with another denim panel then bound the edges with some ancient tape
The use it up campaign continues with one of many surplus photo frames used to mount a little cross stitch.
Once the chosen phrase is charted out to get the letters centred I can work out the size of fabric required and then choose a frame big enough so I can add cross stitch decoration.
Essential tools:
Friction heat erasable pens help me centre the lettering and position the stitching.
Graph paper to write out the wording and get the spacing right.
Embroidery frame to keep the fabric straight.
ribbon roses (from the tags cut from new clothes), satin stitch leaves, French knots and a few scattered cross stitches made this a basic, but pretty little stitch project.
I hot glued some felt to the hoop to cover my workings in the back.
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