Kindle Cases

In an attempt to make up for the last month of silence, I will be posting entries to show you the work that has kept me away from the blog for so long.  Today it is Kindle Cases.



I have tried to theme the cases towards books, one on Pride and Prejudice, one on Alice in Wonderland and the last one on books in general.  This is something that would appeal to me as a buyer and I have not seen it done elsewhere.



As you can see from this photo of the backs, I have tried to incorporate detail from within the books.

Pride and Prejudice

This weekend I decided to try a piece based on a quote.  The obvious choice was Jane Austen so I thought I'd try to reproduce an outfit from the period as the illustration.  Instead of completing the embroidery in black as usual, I used a toning blue shade which gave the piece a much softer edge.  This is something that I will try with future pieces.

Fashion

Inspired by how well the Angel pic went, I thought I'd have a go at something in red, my favourite colour (represented by the Ruby in Ruby Patch!).  Again, the design was influenced by my eldest daughter's interest in all things fashion.
  

I am quite pleased with the result but may have to put more emphasis on the lettering as it doesn't stand out as much as I would like.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RubyPatch

Paris

Today's first project was a request from my eldest daughter for something for her room.  I decided to try a free motion embroidery picture which will be framed in a hoop.

Paris and fashion are her favourite things so I thought a combination of the two would be good.

The wording was stencilled and finished off with a heart.  All in all, the project was really pleasureable to do and the design too much longer than the actual sewing.

Kites

This is my first attempt at free motion embroidery combined with applique.  Being mainly a patchwork kind of girl in the past, I was starting to resent the time it took for my projects to be completed. Also, I was spending more time cutting the fabric than actually sewing.