What's Your Superpower?

How's this for a challenge? Superpower? Maybe not super but I can be powerful. Give me a needle and off I go.

What a fantastic dare this has been. Thanks to our great leaders Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt  and Pauline of Quilt 'n' Queen for providing us yet another outlet for creativity. Not an easy task but again well done by both of them.

The first project I am sharing is actually the second project I made for the event. After reading that the project had to say what your superpower was, I had to quickly change gears. At first I thought it was just to show your superpower.

No. 1--Second Project

Anyway, here is second project--the first project is below. I stitched out Superpower Cupcakes, since that is a love of mine, on a dishtowel.  I used variegated DMC thread but should have used a darker color to make it stand out. Then I added cupcakes, colored them in with crayons and then outlined with DMC floss.  I used a machine feather stitch using variegated thread for the edge of the hem.

To get some authentic look to the cupcake papers, I used corrugated card stock underneath. Yes, just rub the crayon over it and you get this neat effect.  Using a yo yo as a cherry on top I then added a button for more color.



I tried something I saw on a sample at the quilt shop.  Stitching over rick rack with embroidery floss.  The look is good, but next time I'll use more floss.

No. 2 First Project

The next project is the first project.  A friend brought me a panel from Sisters Oregon Outdoor Quilt Show so long ago I was embarrassed it wasn't hanging when she visited. This would be my superpower--machine trapunto and embroidery. If this wasn't a perfect piece for both.

Using DMC floss around each and every flower was what I call super fun. It's all printed and waiting for you. With my stockpile of DMC floss, I had no problem matching colors. I also embroidered the date line.

Okay, now on to the machine trapunto. This was the perfect piece giving a variety of ways to emphasize the important parts. Look how the trees are so puffed out. The tight stippling makes them stand out even more.

Hand quilting was done on the center quilt on the green circles only. However, both of the other quilts are stitched on the lines by machine.

Since the pattern went all the way to the edge, I thought if I stitch the binding on the back and bring it to the front for hand stitching, I might have better control of keeping it even and with the pattern. Wrong! But maybe only I would know--and now all my blogger friends will know too.

As I head over the mountains, it is time for you to visit the other bloggers scheduled for today.

 

THURSDAY APRIL 17 

Kathy's Quilts 

Made by Me in Red

 life, quilts and a cat too 

Quilt Doodle Doodles... 

Quilting My Way-5th Generation Quilters Blog 

 

Edited to add some before pictures.

 

 

 

Have fun looking at all the goodies completed by such talented superpowered stitchers.

Come back again.
Marcy