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| Bookmarks made with my embroidery unit. Did a little eyelet stitch with machine. Put fray check on edges |
Every month I send out a newsletter to about 25 ladies from church, a few friends, and my daughter. When it's their birthday month, there's a little extra something included--some years it's a tiny baggie filled with confetti, sometimes it's been a little candy, one year it was appliqued flower coasters, a hanging birthday greeting, etc. I try to make up enough for everyone for the year at one time--doesn't always happen! Anyway...this is what was included this month.
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| Base for bookmarks using my cording foot and metallic yarns and tiny ribbons. |
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| Hooped black and gold fabric for backing and base material with pellon between for stiffness. Used small rectangular borders to delineate three bookmarks. After embroidering, I used a tiny straight stitch around the edges to make sure everything was sewn down well before cutting out. |
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| Before cutting them out. Will use scraps for another project. Bought a bag of threads and tiny ribbons years ago . Did a serpentine stitch to hold them down. Love making "new" fabrics using embellishments. Wanted something flat for mailing. These were fun and easy to make. I've couched various threads/ribbons/yarns for years without the cording foot, so if you don't have the foot try this anyway. My daughter has a different foot with fewer but bigger holes. |
