Back to Stitching

Byjove its good to be back stitching, and working on a project with some teeth. I've had a design in mind for sometime, its been sitting in my sketchbook just waiting for me to work out how to turn into a workable piece and that's what I've done, and have officially started stitching it today. And, unlike some of my previous pieces I am actually going to be translating the design into various different types of items. This is good use of the design and already have in my mind what I'll be doing.

But enough of that, I am sure you want to see what it is I am actually working on:

Translating the design in my sketchbook into something a little bit more workable

My favourite way of transferring the design, took me just under 30 minutes to do this bit.

I applied several layers of felt for padding the main part of the body, and a sliver of purple silk for the back wing.

And this is where I finished this evening, all felt layers are on, the back wing stitched down and half of it covered by the top layer of felt, the section of fabric at the bottom is the fabric I am considering for the body, though I keep changing my mind, it could be this, silver coloured silk or even some sort of stitching. Can't decide.

More playing to be done.

What are you working on?