6.12.2008
This DIY post makes me want to make some God's Eyes and gets me nostalgic for vacation bible school (Kari!).
Last year's state fair.
I also need to get my butt in gear and prep some embroidery projects. I should do a few things for the weddings I'll be attending this summer and I keep dreaming about entering something for the state fair. I looked through the rules yesterday and the only embroidered items you can enter are table cloths (which they call lunch and dinner cloths - I had to double check to make sure I knew what they were talking about). No pillowcases or tea towels. However, I could do something framed, but I'm a little unsure about that (sizes? subjects?).
Last year's state fair.
I don't really have a good iron-on transfer that's large enough for a table cloth. I have a big peacock, but that's not really what I want to do. I want a pattern that has something big and intricate in the middle and other smaller motifs for the corners or borders. I looked around online a bit yesterday and there doesn't seem to be much out there. I'd love to get an old vintage Vogart pattern, but those can be hard to come by in complete form.
Last year's state fair.
Another option I have is creating something a little less traditional with Sublime Stitching transfers and other line images that I've found around the internet. To do that though, I need a hot-iron transfer pencil and the last time I went looking around town for those, no one had them. I might have to break down and order a $2.50 pencil from the internet and pay stupid shipping.