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24.1.11

Every Inchie Monday


Today's Every Inchie Monday theme is maudlin. It's meaning...

adjective
1. tearfully or weakly emotional, foolishly sentimental
2. foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkeness

I decided to depict sentimental with embroidered flowers and lace on felt. I added some eyes peeking out of the lace....watching, waiting, probably tearfully.

I have discovered I can work on these little pieces more easily if I start with a larger piece of fabric and mark a square inch in the middle. I then sew and embroider while having more room to manipulate the fabric through the sewing machine or in my hand. When I am finished I trim it down to size. For those of you wondering how I didn't sew through my fingers, now you know!

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13 comments:

  1. Dolores24.1.11

    I like your inchie. Thanks for the tip on doing it on a bigger piece first.

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  2. Kris24.1.11

    This is lovely Susan. It made me think of Victorian ladies...who sat and embroidered, probably feeling oh so maudlin.

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  3. Deborah24.1.11

    This is incredibly beautiful! Thanks for the tip!

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  4. Bea24.1.11

    Excellent tip and I hope you didn't have to learn it by sewing through your fingers, first! lol :)Bea

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  5. Suztats24.1.11

    Lovely inchie! And thanks for the tip.

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  6. Perpetual Chocoholic24.1.11

    Pretty! I would still have sewn my fingers into it though.

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  7. Crafts a la Mode24.1.11

    This is the prettiest inchie I've seen so far. Pretty to look at. I didn't do an inchie because everything made me think sad thoughts. I do love inchies and yours is just lovely. Linda

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  8. Joanne Huffman24.1.11

    So cool to see your beautiful interpretation.

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  9. Lezlei Ann Young24.1.11

    Hey! Thant's a great idea... starting on a larger piece of fabric...still very challenging to embroider!!! LOVE it! Lezlei

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  10. farmlady24.1.11

    This is so lovely. It looks "old" or vintage.
    What fun to do and what a great idea to use a bigger piece of fabric while you're working on the piece.

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  11. Unknown25.1.11

    That's amazing .... Especially after realizing the size of it!! Maudlin is a funny word to me personally .... My mom used to accuse me of that all the time! I think I was a mopey and lovesick teenager at the time :)

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  12. Dorthe26.1.11

    How very beautifull-
    I love it.
    xo Dorthe

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  13. Cathy26.1.11

    This is gorgeous, you are so talented 7 I love your interpretation!

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