Monday, June 15, 2009
Americana Sewing Case
While I was at Dove Farm I took the opportunity to have some uninterrupted finishing time and the first project that I completed was the Americana Sewing Case by Merry Cox. I took the class online through the Shining Needle Society and I decided when considering the personalisation that I would anglicise the design. So I've stitched the flag of St George and changed the verse to the first stanza of William Blake's poem Jerusalem.
And did these feet in Ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green
Walk upon England's mountains green
The case front
The back
and the inside of the case. Needless to state I am thrilled with how it turned out!
The other piece I took with me for finishing was Two Friends and a Flower from The Needles Content. It's one of the Breast Cancer fundraisers from Elegant Stitch and the finishing instructions where for making it into a pincushion. It has to be said that I hadn't registered just how big the finished piece would be but again I'm really pleased with it.
The other piece I took with me for finishing was Two Friends and a Flower from The Needles Content. It's one of the Breast Cancer fundraisers from Elegant Stitch and the finishing instructions where for making it into a pincushion. It has to be said that I hadn't registered just how big the finished piece would be but again I'm really pleased with it.
Labels: classes, finishing, Merry Cox, The Needles Content
Oh wow! I love both your finishes! I just love what you did to make the Merry Cox piece English -- it's perfect!