PFA March 2021

 

PFA challenge March 2021 Hand stitching by Julie B. Booth

I started by making some samples of handstitching. It was quite a lot of work to trace the lines to make a grid. I think it is so relaxing doing the stitches, that I even consider buying a special grid.

Then I processed 2 pieces of burlap with the february technique of Margarita Korioth and I chose one of them to put on a piece of fabric. This time I diluted the mod podge with lots of water on a piece of baking paper and it worked well. The white burlap is to thick, I chose the brown one.

 I made some stitches in the burlap to keep it tight.

I cut an insulating tube to make a kind of stamp to paint the flowers. And I added some stitches to make the stem and the flowers.

And some french knots in the middle of the flowers.

I finished the fabric postcard with a fusible interfacing and attached the backing with a zig-zag.