june at noon

I branched out this year and made quite a few non-embroidery gifts, but I did stitch up a few things. My theme, as you know, was simple gifts for maximum impact, so these were all small pieces that stitched up quickly. There’s …

An embroidered snowman decoration. It’s laced around foam board so it can be propped up or hung. I stitched this completely freehand, no rough sketch or anything, on charcoal muslin with white perle cotton.

A set of quilt-themed, plush magnets. Two were embroidered on white muslin and backed with coordinating cotton fabrics. The other three were patchworked using the same fabrics, all of which I had in my stash. I so enjoy being able to make gifts out of things I already have available to me.

Another set of plush magnets, these bird/garden themed. The birds and birdhouse were stitched on white muslin and backed with a floral cotton. I used the same floral fabric for the front of the other two magnets and embroidered some of the details on the print.

And three little brooches. These were embroidered (freehand, again) on felt. I started making one and found them so satisfying that I decided to make two more for the same person!

As usual, there are more photos on flickr. You may find a few similar items sneaking into the shop as I have time. And speaking of the shop, it’s back to work for me!