1. rose, 2. IMG_0732, 3. and even more ..., 4. sample hand stitched, 5. alabama pillow on the porch swing, 6. Alabama Sitch Skirt Detail, 7. Peasant top and Angie's Fall stencil, 8. waistband, 9. Day 5
Okay, it sounds like y'all are interested in this, so "slow summer stitching" is a go - yay! Above I gathered some images from the Projects from Alabama Stitch Book flickr pool. There's bunches of inspiration there! We'll officially start on June 1st, but feel free to jump in now, if you'd like.
I've set up a flickr pool for us here. I also created the category "slow summer stitching" for this blog and will tag all of my posts on the subject so that you can easily find them. I'll start compiling links to various hand sewing techniques, tools and materials to share on June 1st.
*above images from anthropologie
If you're having trouble coming up with something to make, some ideas are: skirts, tops, baby gowns, baby blankets, burp cloths, throw pillows, throws, wall hangings, table runners, kitchen towels, aprons, headband, wrist cuff, tote/market bag, pouch, scarf, kerchief...with these items, you can simply stencil a design then sew around it, sew around a design on a printed fabric, add traditional applique, reverse applique, relief applique, beading, embroidery, quilting, ruffles, rosettes, pin tucks...really, we could go on an on! Throughout the sew-along I'll try to choose some of these items/techniques and go into more depth on them. For now, I wanted to give you some ideas to think about.
Okay friends, this is going to be fun! I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!
