Poppy and Ivy

Bespoke Sewing..................exquisite hand-finished keepsake gifts and home-furnishings

Last week, I began showing 'Sneak Peeks' of the Embroidery I was working on, over on my Facebook Page.

Two beautiful Keepsake 'Dinky' Cushions.

Here's how I did it:

After a consultation with the customer, I began to sketch a couple of ideas I had, and when I had a few that I was happy with, it was over to Sue to choose and approve.

Once we were both happy, I began to collate together, the fabrics, threads and accessories I needed to create the unique items.

Sue's brief was, 2 small cushions, measuring approximately 15cm diameter, one with a Poppy Flower and one with an Ivy leaf.  These are the beautiful names of her Twin Grand Daughters.  She then asked for their names to be embroidered onto them, and also requested a small daisy on each too.  The daisy has a very special meaning, it represents Twin to Twin Transfusion, which the girls suffered when they were born.

Next for the Fun!!

I started by layering some red fabrics together, and used a Free Motion Embroidery technique on my Sewing machine, then I added some beads for the the seeds.

The Ivy was next, this time I layered green fabrics.

I then Hand Embroidered the Names and Daisies.

Et Voila!!  

I stitched them together, and stuffed them, then binded the edges by hand to give a beautiful finish.

I hope you like them, the perfect Keepsakes

See what else I make at michellecorbindesign.co.uk


Happy Stitching

Michelle xxx