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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Crazy January Challenge 2011 Day #11


Little House Needleworks
Needle and Thread
2 different fabrics-32 ct natural linen for the pocket and 36 ct LL Light Examplar for the fob
Called for Crescent Colours

This is the start for Day #11 of our January Challenge. Thanks for all the kind words and comments on my starts. This year's stitching will be fun and beautiful!

For all of you asking about the interfacing I used on my over-1 project. Here is the skinny-

My local ANG guild decided to do the Quaker hornbooks as a group project. (There are some VERY talented stitchers in that group! ) One of them suggested using some lightweight interfacing on the back of our linen. NOT iron-on interfacing-the little bumps might be a problem. (The hand basting on my hornbook was not to hold the interfacing on-it was called for in the pattern.) I just basted a piece of interfacing around the edges of the fabric with my sewing machine. The basting can be removed and the interfacing trimmed when I am finished stitching. That's it! So far, it has worked wonderfully. No dropped threads!

For those of you wondering-yes, I am going to use the interfacing on the back of Give Thanks as soon as I frog the pumpkin. :)

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9 comments:

  1. KellyJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Using interfacing is a very interesting idea. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. BonnieJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    You have chosen one of my favorite designs!
    Looking forward to seeing your progress.

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  3. SiobhánJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Nice choice! Thanks for the info on the interfacing, too.

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  4. AliceJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Thanks for the interfacing info... very interesting.

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  5. Blu StitcherJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Very Pretty, I can't wait to see it finished.


    Linda

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  6. Stitching CatJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    You'll love stitching this piece - it stitches up quickly and was a fun piece to stitch. You were smart to use 36 count for the fob - wish I had done that. Hope to see your finished piece soon.

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  7. SueJanuary 12, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    Great start on another project. You're doing well haning in there with the 15 Challenge :)

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  8. SherryJanuary 12, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    Wonderful choice!

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  9. SusanJanuary 17, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Thank you for the tip regarding the interfacing on the back of the over one project. I have been losing my stitchs and overstitching just so they would show up. I will get the interfacing and baste it on to finish out my project. Thanks!
    Happy Stitching!

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