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| Winter Themed CQI "Snowball" for Lynne F. by Renee Y. |
Yesterday, I mailed this snowball to Lynne F. in MA. Lynne requested a wintery-themed block using blue, white and silver.
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| Button Snowman |
I love making these little button snowmen, so I had to add one to this block. I had the perfect silvery-white button in my stash for this one. The face and small black buttons were added using acrylic paints. (I paint them first and allow them to dry while I embroider the block.) I did opt to use size 5 brown DMC floss for the arms - rather than white or silver.
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| Embroidered Winter Trees |
I just loved the little tree seam and the white tree I added to my
Winter Stocking last year, so I incorporated similar ones into this snowball. (The tree somewhat follows
the Easy, Breezy Trees Tutorial on Shawkl Designs.)
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| Embroidered Snowflake |
Although my sky fabric has snowflakes within the print, a few embroidered snowflakes were the perfect finishing touch.
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| Wintery "Snowball" |
Photographs make it so tricky to capture the texture the embroidery creates. I tried to capture a bit of that with the photo above. (You may click on any photo for a larger view.)
I had great fun making this snowball for Lynne. I do hope she likes it!
Thank you for stopping by,
Renee
It's beautiful! I love embroidery trees so now I'll get to study one up close! Oh boy. :-)
ReplyDeleteLynne, I am SO glad you like it! I made this one following Kathy Shaw's tutorial (mentioned in the post), but I also added a few stitched branches. I used a combination of metallic white DMC floss, size 8 and size 12 DMC white perle cottons.
DeleteGreat snowball and adorable button snowman!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pamela!
DeleteI don't know which I like better - the snowman or the tree!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I do wish I had made my tree a bit larger, to make it a bit more to scale, but I was happy with how they both turned out.
DeleteThis is so darn cute. I love your button snowman. So many things to admire about this block. I like your tree seam and the large tree as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you! They were fun to create.
DeleteSuch a pretty snowball! Love the snowman, the snowflake and the tree. Do you have the same snowflake on your winterquilt?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Annet! I believe there is a similar snowflake on my winter quilt, but it definitely has different beads. I will have to replicate this one!
DeleteBeyond cuteness! I guess us girls up here in MA know a thing or 2 about snow LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased you left a link to your snowball. It is absolutely delightful. I love Everything about it. I'm a fan of trees. I like the size too.
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