Embroidered Butterflies

Posted by on Aug 26, 2013 in Blog, Embroidery, Hand Stitching

At Quilt Market, Art Gallery Fabrics was giving out little packages of 3 die-cut butterflies from their solid-colored fabrics. I knew I wanted to embellish them in some way, and this is what happened:

First I did a version of a buttonhole stitch around each one to attach them to the ground fabric, and then started stitching on the coral one. I haven’t done much embroidery in a long time, so my first attempt was tentative and safe. I added little glass beads to jazz things up a bit.

The blue came next. By this point I felt slightly more adventurous and tried to make things a bit more free-flowing and creative. And then with the yellow I aimed for something simpler and more modern.

Happy with the evolution!

Next up … Making a cushion cover with it!

6 Comments

  1. G'ma
    August 26, 2013

    beautiful stitching ma chere….. looking forward to seeing the finished product

    • Tamara
      August 27, 2013

      Merci Mama!

  2. Brooke
    August 27, 2013

    You are amazing!! Wish I had that talent!

    • Tamara
      August 27, 2013

      Oh… you’re too sweet Brooke! Wait till you see my next blog post. Now that is talent!

  3. alex
    August 27, 2013

    Love them Tamara!!

    • Tamara
      August 27, 2013

      Thanks Alex!