cute little finish

Quite some time ago I started a little starry night type of embroidery project by Stitchin Along with Jen. I only worked on Sundays in-between services. I'm the tech chick. 15 minutes at a time I worked on this little guy. I turned it into a pillow for this little girl who would watch me every Sunday while her mom checked her into the kid area.

First thing I did was some teeny, tiny top stitching to 

hold my threads in place 

Picked my backing fabric and made a little insert.

 

Made the cover in an envelope style 

Ta-daaaaaaaaaa

I think it turned out kinda cute.

I'm never going back!

I tried a new thing: large format printing or A0.

I've read about it before; I see it when I get a pdf pattern. I saw a little blurb on an account I follow so I thought I would look into it.

I checked some local places, and the price was a bit much. I then looked into the places I saw in the blog post, and they were a much better price, even with shipping. I picked two patterns I've been wanting to make and placed an order. I've actually printed and taped up the Eva Dress and made a toile a couple years (and a couple of pounds) ago. 

What a revelation!!

I went with Tape Free Patterns. They had the best prices and options.

The packaging was pretty darn cute.

Each pattern came in its own envelope.

What I paid.

What it looks like.

I am beyond pleased. I will definitely be doing this again!

I may do the Darling Ranges first in a wintery fabric that will look good with my winter boots.