I jumped in the November sew-along
sleigh with the gang at
Sweet Pea Embroidery Designs
after IQF to create my version of
“Father Christmas”…
and ofcourse,
he’s got a bit of Hanukkah spirit!
I really worked my Bernina 880
and my patience on this one!
I used everything from cottons
to pleather
to velvet
to fuzzy fleece.
I used cellophane,
glow in the dark threads,
& ribbon.
OH- and Did I mention:
I destroyed SEVERAL NEEDLES.
Wasted an abundance of thread,
destroyed fabric,
and TESTED MY PATIENCE!!!
I am VERY proud to be finished…
this was hands down
THE MOST
stitch intensive- detailed
demanding design
Merry Christmas Ya’ll!
Things started OK...
and I went the traditional reds
path until I popped first needle...
first hooping
A few more hoopings in,
& my patience was tested fully-
as my needle experienced hell!
So I called it a day
and would return the next-
Beginning
ALL
OVER
AGAIN...
(Except the boots, they were still usable)
Red was no longer an option-
since I had destroyed too much
in my stash to now complete
project as planned.
This time I would start with face...
while still figuring out plan for body.
This would take
ALL DAY...
Next day, I worked on his hat
turns out this would also be an ALL DAYer
I used velvet, so it would mean,
re covering with tearaway
after embroidery each time!
And next day his arms...
next day more on that beard.
By now I concluded It would be a
3-6 hour block per day!
And it appears as my stress level grew...
I stopped taking pics of construction!
Somehow, lantern ended up
trickiest block of all!
Finally... Santa was taking shape!
Next day, I sewed him together-
added a backing...
Hanging sleeves...
Completion meant
sewing my Santa project "face to face"
& then flipping it out
creating a clean border
and later hand stitching seam closed .
I had to press very carefully from back
with a topper to protect the velvets!
A few closeups:
And in the dark:
And here it is on display in living room
making its 2022 Holiday debut!
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