{"id":4406,"date":"2012-08-06T18:46:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T22:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2018-11-28T13:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T18:54:27","slug":"ladies-stitching-club-border-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/08\/ladies-stitching-club-border-print.html","title":{"rendered":"ladies’ stitching club border print"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite prints in The Ladies’ Stitching Club is this botanical border print. It was inspired by needlepoint and has that sort of needlepoint feel, with a grid underlying the leaves and flowers. Above the border is a gridded, checked pattern. The border itself runs along both selvedges so you get lots of border and plenty of checks between the borders. The better to make things with, right?<\/p>\n

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I like this print because it’s great for dress hems, like the Croquet Dress<\/a>. The border can run along the bottom of the hem of a skirt, so it would also make a great Lazy Days Skirt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And of course I used it as a border on the quilt, like I’ve already shown you.<\/p>\n

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I left the border on my quilt extra wide, including lots of the checks because I’m planning to do a little embroidery there. I haven’t decided exactly what yet, but maybe some chicken scratch? Like this one:<\/p>\n

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Chicken scratch is really easy and fun to do because you use the checks as guides for the stitches instead of using special embroidery fabrics or a transfer pattern. (Refer to my old posts over at disdressed for a little more inspiration and information: here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.) And you can make up your own pattern or follow one that someone else designed. Here is the finished apron I made with my chicken scratch embroidery. (We borrowed the kitchen for this photo from our downstairs neighbors, King’s County Jerky Co<\/a>. You must try the Sichuan Ginger flavor. It’s S’s favorite!)<\/p>\n

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I think it would be fun to try a giant cross-stitch using the check, too, but here is another idea: How about smocking? This is my first ever attempt, and it was easy and fun! The checks are perfect for making the pleats, since you use the markings to make a running stitching that forms the pleats. It’s a really simple way to pleat the fabric and doesn’t require fancy tools like a smocking pleater. I haven’t decided what to do with my smocking, since I was just playing and didn’t expect it to turn out as well as it did. Any ideas?<\/p>\n

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Need a few more ideas for using the border? How about adding it to the bottom of a shower curtain or as trim on a tea towel? It might be fun to actually embroider on the border itself, too, making it more three-dimensional. I know you’ll think of more uses, too. I can’t wait to see!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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