Wednesday, June 4, 2008

A bird on a branch

After years of hating any kind of hand stitching, I've lately become obsessed with it. I think it's because it's fairly portable (perfect for afternoons at the park or at the pool) and the repetitive motions are very calming.
Up until now, the only stitch I've been able to reproduce with any accuracy is the blanket stitch. Then, at our last Drunken Bunkin', Denise showed me how to do a chain stitch. I've been wanting to practice it, but haven't had a good project - til now.

Last week (or the week before) Joanie at NiniMakes had a blog giveaway. To every person who entered, she emailed an adorable little birdie pattern. It was the perfect project to practice my chain stitching. Thank you Joanie!!!


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anne, for an embroidery newbie, that is some very fine stitching. Thanks for showing it! Also, really lovely to see a picture of you - I get makeovers all the time too, mine are the free kind as well :)

Oh Mandie said...

Thats super cute! He'd look super cute on a tote :-)

Denise Felton said...

Holy carp. That is so adorable! And look at you, girl! Those are the most perfect little OCD chain stitches I ever saw!

dogwood said...

Very cute! I really need to get my embroidery stuff out and give it a go.

Unknown said...

Aw, how cute!!! I've been dying to learn embroidery. I know a few stitches, but I really love the stitch kits by Sublime Stitching and am dying to embroider anything under the sun. Nice inspiration for me!!

Cheryl said...

I love that pattern, and those stitches look pretty darn perfect to me!