Friday, April 13, 2012

Helowise from Melissa Shirley

Bats for sale!


Anybody need a bat?
How she looked Thursday night
New skirt
She is called Helowise the Peddler.  She is peddling bats, skull, and pumpkins.  Very appropriate for Friday the 13th.  Bats are straight stitches with fuzzy stuff and satin stitches with stranded thread.  I tried the Florentine Spike for the skirt.  I obviously need to do something with that line between the skirt and apron, but like the way it looks.  To me it looks kind of witchy, tatty, and very orange.
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16 comments:

  1. Cindy MinickApril 13, 2012 at 3:06 AM

    I like the florentine stitch for the skirt, good choice.

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  2. RobinApril 13, 2012 at 4:17 AM

    I love her Florentine Spike for the Skirt. I could hear Helowise say about the previous stitch: "Does this make my butt look fat?" Now she is very slimming... every girl's dream.

    Regarding the Skirt/Apron Transition... look at what I did for the Harvest Fairy's Apron. I did a Detached Buttonhole onto a Backstitch which created a nice Ruffled Edge. Certainly appropriate for an Apron.. helped to bring the Apron forward for a 3-D look.

    Hope this helps. Thanks, Robin

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    1. Steph's StitchingApril 13, 2012 at 4:48 AM

      Robin-You are a genius. I will see if I can execute that. Thank you!

      You girls are up early!

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  3. KellyApril 13, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    Love the new skirt stitch! Great job.

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  4. palmaApril 13, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    Did you get the skull beads, Steph?

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    1. Steph's StitchingApril 13, 2012 at 7:36 AM

      Yes, I did. They are very cute, but may be too big. Will show you ASAP.

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  5. Denise & LindaApril 13, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Hi Steph,
    Love the skirt. Beautiful stitching. Great suggestion by Robin.
    Linda

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  6. Diane GasiorApril 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    Beautiful job so far. I love her. headed to Regal Rabbit today. Husband offered to drive me. Hour and 15 min drive from Napa

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  7. Anne BloomApril 13, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    I was worried, as was Robin, that the original skirt stitch would be a bit less than flattering. She looks great!

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    1. Steph's StitchingApril 13, 2012 at 2:28 PM

      I understand your concern. I have the same one about my backside.

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  8. karenApril 13, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    She is looking great, Steph!

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  9. NCPatApril 13, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    Great progress! Nice work!

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  10. SarahApril 13, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Looking good!

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  11. Steph's StitchingApril 13, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    Thank you, ladies. She did take a backseat to yard work today. Hopefully, she can be first tomorrow.

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