Ok I like doing freehand embroidery but I have to admit its not my thing, I think its just too untidy having said that it could well be the way I do it!
I much prefer the accuracy of machine embroidery and the neatness but I will carry on doing both and see where it takes me.
This is a shopping tote or bag for life Ive made today I cut the appliqué out by hand and then used freehand embroidery to attach it to the front of the bag. I have used machine embroidery for the text using my Janome Memory Craft 9900.
Well tonight I decided I would try a small in the hoop project, I read all the instructions twice and still managed to get it wrong!
I put my backing on the back of the hoop to soon and stitched it completely to the front, so instead of having a key ring holder that should slide over the top of the key I have just got a flat keyring. What makes it worse is that I duplicated the design so that I could do two at once.
Oh well you learn by your mistakes they say. Well here they are anyway.
Ok I decided to have another go this morning so heres what it looks like when you do it correctly. Thank you to Sealed with a stitch for the free design. You can find it Here
- Applelover53
- Jul 30, 2013
Ive made this cushion for my cousin. Ive used a free font and embroidery design that I got off the internet.
