Fashion and fabric prints got a little crazy in the sixties. It certainly was a colorful decade. Short skirts and long hair seemed to be everywhere. Giant floral prints were sprinkled across everything from bedspreads to bellbottoms!
In this episode of It's Sew Easy you'll see appliquéd and embroidered flowers you can use for fashion, crafts, or even home decor. It's usually a little tough to picture something in a different color combination but I suggest you try to do that when you see the show. Contrast colors have their place but you always have the option of using tone on tone or even a single soft color scheme to make your appliqué or embroidery a bit more subtle.
In this episode of It's Sew Easy you'll see appliquéd and embroidered flowers you can use for fashion, crafts, or even home decor. It's usually a little tough to picture something in a different color combination but I suggest you try to do that when you see the show. Contrast colors have their place but you always have the option of using tone on tone or even a single soft color scheme to make your appliqué or embroidery a bit more subtle.
In the first segment you'll see Angela cut fabric flowers and then embroider flowers on top. She used her cut and stitch method for a stunning skirt but this idea would be great for lots of different projects. The Brother ScanNCut makes quick and easy work of cutting the flower shapes and the ability to scan in fabric remnants means you can use small pieces of exotic fabrics. The final look of this technique is super sharp. Last fall Angela taught this technique to our students at the Bayou Embroidery University in Baton Rouge There were so many variations when the students let their imagination go wild with flowers and embroidery design combinations.
Marie Zinno makes a fringed and machine embroidered belt from scratch in part two. Her steps are so clear you will be able to create your own in one very short sewing session. If machine embroidery is not part of your repertoire why not consider adding a band of printed fabric to a base of suede? Most any fabric will work but a slim strip of tapestry fabric might be a good choice combined with suede. I love to make belts from faux suede but I confess I have never made one with embroidery. No time like the present . . . I'm headed off to search my stash for a piece that's long enough to wrap and tie!
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