Monday, May 4, 2015

HAP and YOTA SAL May and an Ornament Finish

It is the start of a new month and therefore time for an update on how my HAP and YOTA SAL projects are coming along. Unfortunately this month saw no stitching on either project so I have nothing new to show. Check out last months post HAP SAL and YOTA Update - HAED Bridge of Wings & Dimensions Gold Elegance of the Orient to see where I am on both projects to date.

I have done some stitching, and finished a couple of small projects. As I normally finish mini pieces as cushion ornaments, I decided I would try a new finishing technique, similar to the pin keep finish. I used some foam core and batting to mount the cross stitch and the same for the cotton backing. Then I joined to two together.

Floral Cross Stitch Finish, Flat Pin Keep Ornament
Floral Cross Stitch Ornament - Bright Blooms - The World of Cross Stitching 179

Floral Cross Stitch Finish, Flat Pin Keep Ornament
Back of Floral Cross Stitch Ornament
There are a couple of mistakes I made on this piece, the cross stitch is not centred on the board. The corners are not as tidy as I would like and I would love to put some trim around the outside to cover the join but am unsure how to manage that with the hanging ribbon in place. These are all things I will be experimenting with fixing in the future and hope to share with you.

However I am quite happy with how this piece turned out. The pin cushion in the background is another project that I completed recently and made many mistake on, but that is a post for another day.

I am still working on trying to improve my blog experience for my readers. My biggest issue at the moment is definitely trying to get the pictures just right. I don't have much of a problem with content, there are lots of things I want to write about, but getting the photos to work out for me is proving to be a big challenge.

If you have any tips or trick for these types of finishes please let us know in the comments below.
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18 comments:

  1. KateMay 4, 2015 at 3:20 PM

    Great finish! I haven't been brave enough to try different finishing techniques, but this one looks like something I could do.

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  2. D1-D2May 4, 2015 at 4:35 PM

    I think it looks great for your first try. Now that you've done it, you'll do it better next time.

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  3. LindaMay 4, 2015 at 4:38 PM

    Congrats on the cute finish. I think you did a great job.

    Linda

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    1. Pull the other threadMay 6, 2015 at 10:12 AM

      Thanks so much, I'm fairly happy with it as a first try and looking forward to making more of these.

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  4. TiffstitchMay 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    It looks like a great finish to me! Will you be sharing your tutorial? :)

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    1. Pull the other threadMay 6, 2015 at 10:12 AM

      Thanks so much for you comment. I absolute will share a tutorial once I have a system I am happy with for these :)

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  5. AnonymousMay 4, 2015 at 11:59 PM

    It's lovely - I wouldn't have noticed it being off centre if you hadn't said!

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  6. DebMay 5, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    Cute ornament! So colorful!
    I have a flat ornament finishing tutorial tab at the top of my blog. If you would like to take look. Finish is slightly different. But the about the same concept. http://debthehappystitcher.blogspot.com/p/flat-ornament-finishing.html

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    1. Pull the other threadMay 6, 2015 at 10:14 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I definitely will be checking that out, thanks so much for the letting me know it's there :)

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  7. Mii StitchMay 5, 2015 at 1:12 PM

    Cute finish, you did a great job on the ornament :)

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  8. Sarah in StitchesMay 5, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    Great finish! I think it looks fantastic. I love the pin cushion in the background too :D

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  9. MiaminaMay 5, 2015 at 2:04 PM

    Great finish! Well done :)

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  10. AnonymousMay 5, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    It looks great...well done!

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    1. Pull the other threadMay 6, 2015 at 10:15 AM

      Thanks so much. I'm looking forward to making more of these and experimenting a little as well.

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  11. JustineMay 5, 2015 at 8:30 PM

    Lovely finish. I think it looks great!

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  12. AnnieMay 6, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    Oh, I love those flower charts by Durene Jones - I have turned several into cards:) I think your blog is lovely as it is:)

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    1. Pull the other threadMay 6, 2015 at 10:16 AM

      Thanks so much for your comment. I really love these charts as well, they are so colourful but nice and simple too. I am in the process of stitching another one at the moment.

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  13. ThoeriaMay 6, 2015 at 12:21 PM

    Really cute! I haven't tried this type of finish yet
    And ...oops......best I do my YOTA! Forgot the date

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