California poppies are a favorite around here, the way they reseed themselves everywhere and are one of the earliest sources of bright color in the spring.
I've been making this flower for a few years, too....but never tried it on this small a scale. It was fun!
I started by creating the leaves on water soluble stabilizer, just using embroidery thread in a straight stitch on my Juki sewing machine with the feed dogs down.
For the petals I fused two pieces of silk together with some heavy weight Steam A Seam fusible web. Fusing the fabrics does tend to reduce fraying along the edge when you cut it.
See how nice the leaf came out, after I washed the stabilzer away?
And here they are blooming.
I added a little shading to the leaf with some gel pens.
Four more flowers to go! Then I get to sew them all together....
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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11 comments :
Another technique to try... I need to retire REAL soon! ;0)
Oh these are SO sweet!
I really love this one, but I am beginning to sound like an echo.
What a cheerful and beautiful thing to see!! We're actually having gloomy cold winter here in Austin - strange.
I'm loving these poppies, and your cornflower was lovely too. So sad I can't attend your class...the Portland area is so wonderful.
Pretty!
These are the sweetest poppies ever!
Just love the poppies and the leaf is great. Must get the juices flowing - maybe in the new year.
Hugs
FredaB
So great to see you have taken to teaching like a duck to water. And poppies are my favorites!
Another beautiful block! Love the leaf technique!
You did justice to one of my favorite flowers, again!
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