Embroidery finishes

Last week I posted about buying 3 kits from DMC.com.

I finished them!

Two were embroidery kits and one was a cross stitch kit. 

All three were designs by the same artist.

There were only 3 stitches used in the embroidery kits - running stitch, back stitch, and lazy daisy.

Most of the rest of this post shows the different fabric I auditioned to sew them into a wall hanging.

I bought the fabric above in Rome, Italy, on a trip in 2014.

The fabric below was left over from a window treatment finished a few years ago.

Some of my Liberty of London from Italy and London.

More Liberty 

and more liberty

We shopped at the Liberty store on a trip to London in 2005.

I have been looking for the right project for these precious pieces.

This was the last kit finished -Shy Fairy.

I asked my artistic hubby to help me choose the fabric for the wall hanging.\

He chose this butterfly print from my stash.

I was leaning toward this one, too.

Here are the three pieces with the sashing fabric.

I plan to sew white fabric behind the embroidery pieces for stability.

The cream fabric on the left will be the backing for the hanging.

Look for a finish next week.

One last photo...

A friend is going to be a grandmother soon.

I made a little flannel receiving blanket for the new baby and I always give a book with a blanket.

Hope you have a great week!