Stitching fun with stencils

Hello everyone! How about doing hand stitching using some fun alphabet stencils from Joanne Sharpe!

I recently attended a retreat and the first days activity was mark making. I realized as I looked at my supplies, that I neglected to bring my special tools. I have several, they don’t fit in my tool bag so I don’t think about them. Well today I fixed that by creating this fun tool pouch.

I pulled some Tim Holtz fabrics from my stash and a pattern from Joanne Sharpe's book to make this personalized tool pouch. 

I started by masking off the letters I wanted. Using a sponge I applied regular acrylic paint thru the stencil onto my fabric. I don’t worry about perfection, it’s fun to improvise abit when stitching.

I added a piece of thin fleece batting to the back before I placed it in the hoop. Sometimes I use a piece of flannel; I like to use something behind the stitches because I think they stand up better.

 

I chose DMC floss and using all the strands just started stitching with an embroidery needle.

Once stitching was completed, I put the pouch together using my sewing machine per the books instructions. This was a morning project!

                                            

Happy stitching with your stencils!

Dawn

@destelle47

Stencil used:

L133 Sharpe