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Sunday, 23 June 2013

needle case

It's finally done.  Remember I've been going on about a needle case I was making?  #32 Lynette Anderson needle case on the humungous list?  It's done.  All finished.  

 I abandoned the rubbish making up instructions that came with the pattern and winged it.  Or wung it.  

My first mistake (yep, it's going to be one of those posts...) was embroidering the two panels next to each other the wrong way round.  The tree was supposed to be the page cover but ended up being the front inside cover.  

Mistake number two was that spine, I really messed that up.  Actually, the spine is mistake 3, cutting the stitching too close to the edge was mistake 2!

Mistake 4 would be cutting the pages from felt before pressing them, meaning they are a bit misshapen and all different sizes.  Oh no, hang on, that bit was a design decision!

Lots and lots of pages for different kinds of needles.  My general embroidery needles will stay in the case that Katherine made for me and that I treasure.

The inside back cover is a piece of Ruby (I think) from my precious Bonnie and Camilla stash.

See how rubbish that spine is?  That should count as two mistakes, mistake 1 for being rubbish and mistake 2 for being even rubbisher.

It's the wrong size!  See?

 BUT, it is done.  Finished.  Loaded with needles and sitting by my chair.

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16 comments:

  1. Melody23 June 2013 at 22:05

    Mistakes or not it is utterly charming.

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  2. heart of charnwood23 June 2013 at 22:18

    Shut it nelly negative, it looks great!

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  3. Celtic Thistle23 June 2013 at 22:26

    Yay for a finish and lots of lessons learned along the way :)

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  4. Fiona23 June 2013 at 22:45

    as usual hard on yourself.. so much work in your needlecase and it holds lots of them....
    It's great...
    Hugz

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  5. Anita24 June 2013 at 01:00

    Wendy, all your hard work paid off. It is a gorgeous project. Love the stitchery and the saying.
    Cheers, Anita.

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  6. Pam @Threading My Way24 June 2013 at 02:52

    You know we wouldn't see the mistakes if you didn't point them out... LOL!!! I LOVE your needlecase, both the fabulous saying and your awesome stitching!!!

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  7. JoJo24 June 2013 at 04:14

    I love it. You may see all the flaws but I don't.

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  8. Jane24 June 2013 at 07:46

    Don't be so hard on yourself, you've done so well to get all those pages in, and felt always seems to have a mind of it's own! I love the idea of having different pages for all the needles

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  9. Anonymous24 June 2013 at 09:40

    Well done for finishing it, and I think it looks great, lovely stitching.

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  10. Anna24 June 2013 at 11:32

    Beautifly done and finish !
    Have a nice week !
    Anna

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  11. moira24 June 2013 at 11:57

    well I think it's lovely so there :)

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  12. Samantha24 June 2013 at 13:19

    There are lots of great things about this case, stop focussing on the things you are not happy with cos the rest of us think it's great. I speak for myself there but I'm sure there are lots who agree with me. I like your labels especially, they're really cute. :)

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  13. Sandra :)24 June 2013 at 18:00

    It's done and it's cute - quit picking on yourself - remember - design decisions, my friend!!!

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  14. Nancy Lee25 June 2013 at 05:02

    Sandra always calls mistakes design decisions. I like it! The needle case is very pretty. Nicely done!

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  15. Carrie P.28 June 2013 at 23:56

    I love it!

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  16. Steph2 July 2013 at 18:10

    I think it looks pretty good! If you had not pointed all of those things I bet no one would have known. I love it ^_^
    xox

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