My Owl Bag

I bought an inexpensive straw bag in black and white (creamish?) for summer use.  It is large enough to carry all my things and any small purchases I may make.  But it needed an Owl:

Voila!   The cloth and thread were pretty near a perfect match.  I used the same pattern as before for my owl with a variegated black to gray thread. 

Envelope Bags

These are small bags about the size of an envelope-- just the right size to use as an eyeglass case, a makeup case, or even an evening clutch-it fits right in the palm of your hand!

Ribbon Embroidery

These two blocks will go on a quilt (group project).  Everyone is working on two designs to contribute to the project.  I hope to add a picture of the result in the near future.

Hardanger

my first attempt at Hardanger

This was my first project/intro in Hardanger.  Counting threads and stitches has to be exact...I know because I had to pull out stitches more often than I put them in to get the pattern to come out.  I goofed in the border stitches and had to add another row around the edge to close off the work.

A good introduction into Hardanger can be found at the following website:  http://www.nordicneedle.com/CTGY/Hardanger101.html

Hi!

Just finished this owl!  In case you didn't get the hint from the title of the blog, I like owls.  I learned the basics of hardanger  last month and decided to play with it.  I went on-line and found a few pictures of owls done in hardanger but no free patterns.  My method was to sit with graph paper and try to copy a photo to make a pattern.  Once I got started I had to adjust some of the blocks but I am proud of my first attempt at an owl.
The original design was done by Janet Davies (http://www.jmddesigns.co.nz/blog.htm).  She has some really beautiful work on her blog, including several owls.