I can share some of the things I have been working on this holiday season! 1st up... Owl tea cozy for my friend Julie.
Julie is an adjunct English professor & she seemed very envious when my daughter, mother & I went on a trip to Massachusetts to see the
mills at Lowell, the
Minute Man at Lexington & Concord, the
Wayside house museum, &, specifically,
Orchard House in Concord. So, we decided that she & I would take a trip & see Orchard House & bash about Concord. We had a lovely tour of Louisa May Alcott's home, browsed through the
Concord Museum, & bashed about the small village of Concord. In one shop, Julie found some adorable cookie cutters that screamed "buy me," & so she did. The owl tea cozy that caught her eye gave me an idea for the Christmas gift I will discuss here.
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| Fabric, embroidery floss, patterns ready to go |
I found this adorable owl fabric at
Joann Fabrics one day this fall while I was out shopping with my mom. I thought it would be perfect for the tea cozy, so I bough enough to complete 3 potential projects. Then I chose 3 of the owls & made embroidery patterns based on the designs on the fabric. I made them larger on a copier.
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| In process of embroidering the owl in orange |
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| Julie and her tea cozy |
My daughter decided that Julie should get the orange owl. The other two, one redwork, the other embroidered in turquoise, were made in to mug rugs!
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| Redwork owl is being stitched up |
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| Completed redwork mug rug prior to washing |
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| Having tea while embroidering with turquoise floss |
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| Finished turquoise mug rug |
I've created embroidery designs from the fabric I am using many times. For more on that
click here.
