Chicken Embroidery

Why, thank you, those chickens do bear a striking resemblance to Matilda, the most beautiful bird in the world.

I can't sit through a plane ride without an activity bag of things to do. I need a book, a bullshit magazine that I can doodle in (can be the free ones in the seat pocket) and rewrite the ads for, and a craft project or two.

This time, I chose embroidery.



I stitched me and the mister a kitchen towel.

It's stitched with 2010 also. I think I might make us a new one each year.

I bought the pattern from Collage on Woodstock not too long before we left. I can't remember the company name, but it was one I hadn't heard of before, and based in Portland. It's the kind with carbon paper rather than iron on. I'll update ya'll once I find the package, or if you recognize the pattern, by all means, leave it in the comments!

Thanks guys! <3

Now I can post Christmas presents. First, what the newest nephew got

The Seija Blanket from Happy Hooker in a lovely green/black/offwhite for my new nephew:


as modeled by the fiance


and onesies!


yeah, that IS a mustache on that onesie. what's it to ya?


and a helephant!


and on the elephant bootie:


That's all for now! More tomorrow.

Cherry hair triangle

So I need to work on exact placement a bit, but feel free to use this general idea:


Arranging the embroidery so that it's visible both as a hair band, and unfolded as a bandanna style.

If/when I do this again, the back detail will be bigger, and the embroidered bits around the face will be done AFTER I do the seams.

Cherries on one side, "hot mama" on the other



Unfolded:


The back view (the text bubble's pointing out that I still need to wash my drawing off the fabric):


Easy Tutorial forthcoming.