It’s Thursday again, Making Memories Blog Day! You can see today’s sewing layout featured over at MM BLOG.
I also have a project to share with you here: My favorite Things about you…
I loved these pictures of Jordan in his hat, making silly faces… I created a collage in PSE and printed it out on glossy photo paper. I cropped it and mounted it onto a piece of 5th Avenue paper, and then on a Noteworthy paper. I added a noteworthy journaling sheet, some journaling with mini alpha stickers and a piece of trim. I placed 3 flower clusters around the page to create a visual triangle. I wanted to create my version of the blanket stitch, so i took my MM acrylic ruler and paper piercing tool and pierced every other hole around the edges and a bit in from the edge.
Then I threaded the embroidery floss on a craft needle, tied a knot and sewed up from the bottom through the first hole.
Then down through the next hole to the left.
then up through the top hole.
Back down through the second hole.
up through the next hole to the left.
back down through the second hole.
up through the next hole on the top row and back down through the third hole on the bottom.
I continued this stitch all the way around the perimeter of the mat.
I also pierced holes in a flourish pattern coming out of the flowers and back stitched those in a darker green.
I hope you liked this tutorial. Please let me know if you have any questions. Don’t forget to leave your comments here and over at Making Memories Blog. :) thanks! I will pull one winner for a comment on THIS post, and one from the comments on the MM Blog post. Check back on Friday for RAK winners! :)
PS did you know there is a place on your blogger profile where you can share your email address? I love when you all share your email address with me because it makes it easier for me to contact you and thank you! Just something to think about. :)
Love love, blog you later,
Joscie *rhymes with bossy and sometimes coffee. :)
VERY cool! I love it! I just bought the stuff to do stitching last weekend so I am definately going to have to give this a shot!!
I love these ideas! Thanks for inspiring me once again!!
This layout is even better than the one you made on the MM blog. I love it! I did some “steam” on my blog with a needle and embroidery floss!
I love this I’m going to try this. I’ve always sewn with my machine. I like this pattern. Thanks Laura
I am going to absolutely have to try this. Also I love the song playing on your blog and your pictures of the fireworks. Thanks Melissa
Great layout, Joscie, and I LOVE the sewing tutorial! I grew up knowing how to sew, but I know it’s become an “almost lost” skill to a lot of younger women! I’m going to have to lift this layout — I love everything about it!
You make this look so easy! LOL! Honestly, I will probably go ahead and try it since your instructions are so clear. Thank you very much! I really love how you used a series of photos on this page! I need to try something like this! Now I just need to find the perfect subject! LOL!
Your blog made me smile this morning. Seeing that adorable face with “Rainbow” playing in the background made my day!
Sewing is a lost art and I appreciate seeing your work. Thanks for sharing!
You’re seriously going to get me paper scrapping again…I swore I wouldn’t go back. LOL! Hybrid…Hybrid…LOL! :) Thank you for the instructions! :)
awesome LO! You make it look so easy, I need to try it!
Angie
Congrats on being featured again :) how fun! ShellyJ (aka:ShellyBee on CKMB)
I love you new LOs. THanks for sharing those tips!! :)
Thanks for this awesome tutorial! I can somewhat sew, but I haven’t been brave enough on my pages. I can’t wait to try this one! I love the look!
Beautiful work – I often forget about floss with layouts!
Two great projects. I can’t wait to try this!
Love the layouts. I am going to do stitching as soon as I can get creative again. My space is almost completed.
I was just coming over here to tell you how much I enjoyed the tutorial on the MM site. I think I like the one in this blog post even better! Love your style. I am inspired to do more hand stitching on my layouts. Love the look – love that it works so well on “boy” pages, too. Thanks!
Too cute layout…love it! And I just got some of those journal spots…will have to break them out.
Thanks for sharing!
kris
Love the blanket stitch; so pretty. I’ll have to try it very soon!
Love you stitching. The LO is a great idea. Love the pictures of you DS.
Your layouts are always amazing. Love the stitching pattern on this one.
You do a beautiful job with that hand sewing. I mostly use machine stitching on mine, but you have inspired me to do some hand sewing especially the flourish. To me, this is something more of yourself to leave for your family to enjoy. Gloria
Great LO, Joscie…Your DS is so cute…. Love when kids make silly faces…. I like this stitching, looks great framing the pp and I like that you stitched the flourish for the stems………
PattiM
(Pattie’s passion)
I Scrap So All Moments Are Remembered!!!
Oh I love it! Now I do need to get that tool so I can do my stitching like that. I can’t sew but I can cross-stitch!
Sabrina ~the1scrappinmomma from AMR MB~
I love this layout! Once we get our laundry room completed, I’m digging out my cross-stich goodies! I’ve got enough DMC to choke a horse!
Must…stitch…on…layouts!!! :D
OK chikadee. You have officially made me want to stitch! I think i’m in love!!!
Amy
I really like this. I’m learning so much from you. I did just try the stitching around the paper last week and I will definitely give this a try.
Thank you for helping me make my pages look so much nicer and it’s just with an embroidery floss and a needle – who knew!
Your stitching is fabulous! Love your layout =) Mary Jo
I love the flowers!!! You always have great ideas!!!
What a darling page! Love how you did multiple photos with the same pose. craftiegal @ ckmb
Thanks for teaching us that. I never really could figure that one out but you explain it so well.
Love it! The stitching is the perfect touch.
Gave you a blog award, stop by and pick it up!
Toodles,
Rachel
What a great inspiration!!! I have a perfectly good sewing machine that I don’t use because I always end up messing up my paper!! These instructions will give me the same effect and I won’t waste my precious paper!!! LOL Thanks!!! Leslie….kbgirl@CKMB :)
This is such an adorable LO! I love your style and your technique is flawless! Keep those ideas coming! :)
Love, love, love the flourishes around the flowers and the blanket stitch around the pp paper adds such a nice, neat finish. Jordan is such a cutie-pie. Love seeing all your pics too. I seriously have to try those pancakes and eggs benedict!! Maybe when Larry gets back from Mexico!
xxx Lisa
Oh cool! I didn’t know how to do this stitch! I’m going to give it a try soon. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Awesome LO. I love how you created the picture. The stitching is a very nice detail! Gonna have to give stiching a whirl!
Piercing the holes first is a great way to keep the stitching straight and even! Thanks!
I have yet to stitch on my layouts, but you have definitely inspired me!
Jennifer aka jewel71 on Ck MB
I’m no 39…boy you are popular girl!! Beautiful L.O…beautiful boy…beautiful Hawaiian cousins
Heehee!
XX
I actually stitched on something last night…. I hate sewing, but you inspired me. It’s much easier to sew when you punch the holes first!!! :D
Super cute Joscie!! I ws going to ask you where is flat Joscie these days? I’ll have to head over to MM blog to check it out. Great stictching. It looks vry clean on this layout.
Beautiful layout!! I will be giving this a try. THanks for the inspiration ….oh and thanks for doing the RAK. Karen L/ S.C.
Cool – love the colors on this LO, Joscie! I am inspired to use this on more cards and LOs and start using up my floss stash. :)
I love your layouts and the sewing on them is just Fantastic!
Hi Joscelyne! I love that layout! It looked like it took a little bit of work, but it is very nice! Thanks for sharing!
way cute as always!!
Very cute idea! I am “new” to the stitching on layouts. I am actually in the process of doing my first one.
I will definitely have to come back to this blog to get further ideas!
I love the stitching on this LO – thanks for sharing your tips on how to do it! I have TONS of floss that I kept from my old cross stitching days – I will have to dig it out and try this on one of my own LO’s!
thanks for all the inspiration! i also find that making the holes with a holey-ruler helps perfectionists like me, and makes the planning easier.