I stitched this piece by Jeannette Douglas -- once for an HOE exchange and once for myself. I tried two finishing techniques. The orange ribbon is mine, and the green cord is the one for the exchange. For mine, I glued the fabric to the matboard and used ruched ribbon. I like the green one better, but I thought I'd have to thrown this one in the garbage at first! Instead of gluing, I stitched it to the matboard using a running stitch. Since the fabric is very stiff, the finished edge was not smooth at all (lesson learned). With the ruched ribbon, it looked terrible. My mom said what a shame it was to throw it away, so I tried again. I found the green cord in my stash, and it hid the uneven edge well. I also like the contrasting color -- even better than the one I did for myself. My ruched ribbon just never turns out that well.
Oh, I just got word that Jill Rensel received my pieces for framing. So exciting! I'm getting four TW faeries, Magnificent Wizard, and a little Halloween piece framed.
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I think they are both beautiful!! Stitching and finishing!
There both pretty, but I like the green cord better. [grin] Hope the turn around time for your framed pieces is quick. I'm dying to see everything.
They both look great!
Just what Lana said - they are both stunning! Great finishes in the last few posts too. I love the gingham pumpkin!
How cute, both turned out well. Can't wait to see your new framed pieces! I've been meaning to send a few to Jill Rensel but just haven't gotten around to actually doing it.
Cute Halloween pumpkins! I love both finishings :)
Hugs,
Tatyana
I am the colour of your blog background, green with envy at you sending so much to Jill Rensel! I can't wait to see how she frames your work, especially the TWs.
Love your two ornies too.
Arthemise
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Those look awesome! I love Jeannette Douglas's designs!!!
It's really neat to see the same design finished different ways :) I think they are both spectacularly spooky! The spiders look a little too real for me, LOL. Ruched ribbon is something I've wanted to try, and I think yours turned out lovely. The colour is perfect, and the bow is so cute :) And then the charm on the green one is a great touch too! Can't wait to see your framed pieces when they come back ;)
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