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| before stitching.... |
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| fusing felt together |
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| fusible interfacing for fabric and felt |
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| corners made for hanging |
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| Singer hand operated pinking machine |
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| Pretty wall |
I really like my wall.
I followed the instructions in the book Stitched in Time with a few additions. I used a medium weight fusible interfacing for adhering the fabric to the felt, added the next fabric pieces till the final silhouette piece. I did have problems with the fabric bunching up at times and tried many methods of pinning and ironing but there are many puckers and folds at the corners. I don't think it is very noticeable. Then, instead of creating a loop of thread for the hanger on the back, I thought I could make scrappy fabric corners stitched to another piece of felt then fused the back to the main piece. Hides all the stitching, makes it thicker and adds another color. I found this techniques in the book Fabricate. I used a bamboo skewer, from the kitchen, as the hanger. My handy dandy Singer pinker machine gave the silhouette's a finishing touch.
I looks like my window is crooked...couldn't be my hanging technique or the projects...hahaha
This was a fun project with a great result. When DD #1 comes home this summer I will be sitting her down for her silhouette.
Have a great day!
