26 March, 2013

Stitch Me Up!

 
My day has arrived for the Stitch Me Up Embroidery blog hop over with Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt. Our wonderful cheerleader is Jane from Jane's Fabrics and Quilts. If this is your first visit here, welcome to MacDonald's Patch! Welcome back to everyone else too.
 
 This is the embroidery pattern I chose to stitch from the range Madame Samm sent to me. I could choose from designs by Madame Samm, Cyndi Hoeller of Stitch, Stitch, Stitch and Debbie Martinez of Busy As Can Be. This is one of Cyndi's designs.
I decided to make it into a pouch.
 
It could be used to sewing bits, but really you could use it to hold anything! Maybe some jewellery or even those stockings kept just for special occasions!
I'll let you use your imagination

I had this lovely fabric in my stash and thought it would be perfect. I appliqued the stitchery on with blue. This picks up the tiny blue bits in the flowers. I think the blue gives it a bit of a vintage feel about it.
The stitches I used were back stitch, buttonhole stitch and French knots. I found these gorgeous buttons in my button jar and they just seemed to finish off the embroidery nicely.
Thank you for dropping by.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my little project.

89 comments:

Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...

It's beautiful! I love it!

Anonymous said...

well done Christine its gorgeous and i love the fabric you chose also,the stitching is so neat,well done on making a beautiful project.xx

Fiona said...

Beautifull... I love what you did with the stitchery...
Hugz

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

I love your choice of project and fabric. hugs

Cheryll said...

It's fantastic Christine... LOVE it! You made perfect choices too... :)

Mistea said...

Swish. Love the way your pretty buttons fit perfectly with the design.

Farm Gate Creations Incorporating Hummingbird Quilting said...

I loved seeing your project, you do such beautiful stitching.

Gmama Jane said...

Very elegant and nice choice of fabric. I like the button in the center...good idea
Gmama Jane

Judy B said...

Love your embroidered pouch! Beautiful stitching. Thank you for sharing.

Patty C. said...

Beautiful pouch !!!

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...

Oh it is just beautiful. Yes, I love the touch of blue, so very pretty.

Michelle said...

Lovely pouch! Love the fabrics!

Cyndi loves to stitch said...

Christine, that is beautiful and so well done. I love seeing how everyone makes their versions of all the patterns. Ps I love buttons yours are cool!! Ehjoy you bag, I'm glad you shared it.

Maria said...

Loved your beautiful pouch Christine..
Beautiful fabric and button.

Valspierssews said...

Lovely work. The fabric is pretty too.

lefuntz said...

I agree. The blue was a perfect way to appliqué. Is it an ipad pouch?

Unknown said...

It's gorgeous Chrisitine. Love how you placed buttons in the middle of the flowers. Funnily enough I chose the same design but it looks completely different. My day is tomorrow. Sharyn:)

Frederika said...

It's beautiful. So nice detail with the buttons.
Thanks for showing
Frederika

AnitaS said...

A very pretty pouch and the buttons makes it perfect.

charlotte said...

Very cute. Love the button embellishments.

Britt-Inger said...

Your pouch is so wonderful
Thanks for sharing your creativity

marina said...

well done, it's is gorgeous Christine

Jeanie said...

Lovely pouch! Your fabric and thread selections are perfect.... love the vintage look!

krislovesfabric said...

Lovely beautiful pouch!!

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

Lovely vintage feel to the embroidery and fabric you chose, and they go together perfectly.

Linda Coleman said...

that is a beautiful pouch you made, great work

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

Gorgeous pouch. Love the stitchery and the fabrics you chose.

Thearica said...

Love your sewing pouch!

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

very very nice.

Unknown said...

Very nice...your stitching is beautiful

Anonymous said...

Beautiful stitching, love the design you've used and the useful pouch too.

ukcitycrafter@live.co.uk

Pauline said...

Elegant and vintage looking, I love your stitchery and combination with the fabric.

Pat said...

Lovely stitching!

lauraluvsloons said...

I love your project. That pouch is beautiful.

Linda C said...

Lovely, Christine. The button hole stitching around the edge of the flap adds so much as does the fabric choices. Well done!

Sparky said...

Thisi is lovely...very vintage looking, soft pretty and well you will see over there

Carol Swift said...

The stitches look perfect and that fabric is just beautiful on your pouch...nice job! Thanks for hopping with us. :O)

Gwen said...

What lovely fabric--and the colors in your stitchery complement it so well! Good job!

vicki said...

Very nice, thanks for sharing it. vickise at gmail dot com

Rosa said...

It`s pretty nice,love it!

Linda said...

Oh, Christine, your little embroidered pouch is so pretty! It looks like a beautiful antique! Great job! Your embroidery is beautiful!

Patty said...

What a pretty pouch. So pretty and so useful.

Loves to Quilt said...

Absolutely love your little pouch, beautiful!

Sowing Stitches said...

This is wonderful! :)

Vickie said...

Very pretty and feminine !

MTN MAMA said...

Beautiful Stitches and love the project. Your fabric goes so well and makes it look vintage. Love it!

Kathy said...

Love your pouch! Great stitching. Thanks for sharing.

The Slow Quilter said...

That is a most lovely pouch, I love the buttons in the center of the flowers, great job. Thank you or sharing.

Needled Mom said...

Lovely and deserving of a top spot today.

Teresa Quilts said...

I love your pouch! Great stitching!

Melody said...

Hi Christine, naughty blogger wouldn't let me comment earlier which is why this is late. I just love the vintage feel of your stitchery. It looks wonderful.

Quilter Kathy said...

It is perfect...I love it!

Brenda said...

Your project is beautiful! I do love the fabrics you finished it with and your stitching is so pretty!

Gill said...

Great stitching!
Thank you for sharing!

Sherry said...

Beautiful project. I love the fabrics and the embroidery looks lovely on it. Thanks so much for sharing.

Beverly said...

I love you little bag. I could think of several uses but I like the embroidery idea the most. Great idea and good job!

Martina said...

So lovely and the stitchery is perfect with those fabrics!

Tammy said...

Very pretty. You did a great job not only with the stichin but with eh fabrics and thread colors as well...Very delicate and vintage feel to it.

Carrie P. said...

Wow! really nice project for your embroidery. well done!

Nancy Page said...

Lovely pouch, great work, well done!

Marcy said...

Simply delightful.

Cathi said...

Beautiful stitching and a lovely project!

Judy Cooper Textile Artist said...

Lovely little pouch!

Robin said...

Your pouch is just awesome. It is so vintage looking and pretty!

Janarama said...

Fabulous pouch. Love the added touch of the buttons. Perfect touch.

Sheila said...

Just beautiful Christine, wonderful job on the stitching and such a great little tote .

apple blossom said...

nice job

Deb@asimplelifequilts said...

This is just lovely! Beautiful stitching and so nicely finished too.

thepiececorps said...

Lovely, reminds me of Melanie Wilkes for some reason... B-)

LadyV said...

Outstanding! Beautiful work, I love it!

sandra said...

A beautiful little pouch and love the fabric

Bev C said...

Hello Christine,

Such a pretty pouch, hope you have many years of use. Hope you have added a label explaining that it was part of a blog tour or maybe you could print the post of and put it in there.

Happy days.
Bev.xoxo

Just Quilt It said...

Lovely job!

LJ said...

Love your project. Yes, it does have a vintage look and reminds me of a "hankie envelope" I received when I was a girl. I kept my clean, freshly ironed hankies in it in my dresser drawer.

Jenny said...

lovely pouch. Thanks for sharing

Janet said...

Wonderful! I love the fabrics you used.

barb's creations said...

Finally blogger is letting m comment,tried soooo many times yesterday!
I just wanted to say I loved your stitchery and the pouch looks like a nice size to hold a couple of projects on the go,well done Christine :) Barb.

busyascanbe said...

I love it! your stitching and the bag turned out perfect.

karen k said...

Darling....great job.

Just Sew Sue said...

That's very pretty and ueful.

Jana said...

Very nice work! Love it .

Lou said...

Sweet project:)
Great job!

Nicky said...

Your pouch is gorgeous Christine, your stitches are perfect! Looks like you had a wonderful blog hop too....

Elyte said...

Lovely little pouch. Definitely has an beautiful antiquey look.

Jindi's Cottage said...

That is so sweet Christine...love the fabrics you've chosen, they go so perfectly with the embroidery design and I think you've captured the antique-y look so well...

Quilt n Queen said...

Christine, a gorgeous pouch and sEw beautifully stitched. Luv the fabric choice and the button in the flower, just perfect...has a vintage look. Thanks for the inspiration! Happy stitching, Pauline

Wendy said...

It's gorgeous Christine, beautiful stitching!

FloS said...

Your project is lovely ! Well done Christine !
Florence

Bente-I like to QuiltBlog said...

Hello Christine,
your stitchery pouch ist absoutely gorgeous, thanks for sharing!
Liebe Grüße
Bente