Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Helowise from Melissa Shirley

Helowise is getting her boots and stockings on







Well-dressed witch feet

Like her stockings?

Bottom half overview


She has her blouse and scarf on
Getting my girl dressed.  This is the canvas I went to class for at ANU.  She is coming along.  I am not sure I like the round stitch on the skirt.  You can see I tried a Florentine Spike at the top.  I am still thinking about it.

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  1. Always thinking! She looks really good! Did you use a satin stitch for the shoes/boots?

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  2. Yes, my dear, diagonal satin for the boot and horizontal satin for the tongue. Do you like?

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  3. Steph, I love the round stitch for her skirt, I was in awe when I saw it. It is beautiful and you stitched it so well. Don't change it

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    1. Too late. Couldn't compensate, but used it on the pumpkins. Have a great time on your retreat!

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  4. Helowise is looking lovely, Steph! That stitch on her skirt looks like the devil as far as compensating goes. I really like the way the apron looks. Too bad there isn't a stitch for the skirt that would be a little heavier but similar to that. Whatever you go with, I'm sure it will look beautiful!

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  5. Just to clarify what I meant in my earlier comment - the stitch used in the skirt must be very difficult to compensate. I hope it didn't sound like I meant your stitching looked like the devil - lol!

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    1. I knew exactly what you meant. And sometimes my stitching does look like the devil. I love the stitch but thought that it overwhelmed all the other stitching. I used it on the pumpkin and looks good. Are you working on the banner background?

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  6. Hi Steph,
    In Amy's March Newsletter, she showed another stitch for the skirt. It is on page eleven in the Newsletter and it is Pillars Variation. A picture of it stitched on Helowise is also shown, so you can see how it looks.
    Helowise is really looking great.
    Linda

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