Monday, March 24, 2014

Beaded Blanket Stitch

When I was gathering ideas on coin purse construction and decoration, I ran across a handmade item finished with a beaded blanket stitch. That made my ears perk up! How fun would that be?  So when I wanted to make my neighbor a little thank you gift this weekend for spontaneously bringing us dinner (how nice was she?), I thought it was high time to try it out.



A few things of note:

1. I have a Silhouette and used white iron on transfer material to add the name.
2. I used Vinyl Fuse on fabric to give this a glossy shine. I put the Vinyl Fuse on after I ironed on the name, so the name is protected from wear and tear.
3. The fabric frays a bit on the edges, despite using Vinyl Fuse, which is really what prompted me to bust out the beaded blanket stitch. Perhaps if I treated the back with Heat N' Bond I'd have avoided the issue. But than will the die cut through? See...all about exploration and not being afraid to give it a go. Next time.



I used the Seasonal Stitches: Butterflies die for this project. I also pulled the little swirly wing detail from the Seasonal Stitches: Birds to create the detail on the sides. In order to keep it symmetrical, I cut one into the front side  of the purse and one into the backside of the purse.


Check out that beaded blanket stitch. I tried to find a You Tube tutorial for you, but came up short. But it is easy...I figured it out, after all. Stitch up the sides using a blanket stitch, but each time before you insert your needle into the back to create another stitch, put a bead on your thread and push it all the way to the purse. I used size 6 seed beads. Could have probably gone a little bigger. Next time. Thinking my little girl might like a rainbow beaded blanket stitch.

So that's it. Just having fun exploring and playing with what materials I use on the Coin Purse Dies. Good playtime.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Coin Purse Dies, Seasonal Stitches: Butterfly, Seasonal Stitches: Birds

7 comments:

  1. Wow!! I need a purse like this!! ;-)

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  2. So cute! Very nice of your neighbor and I'm sure she will love the purse! My first purse took me 2 1/2 hrs but I loved every minute of it. I wanted to post a pic today but my daughter put her lip gloss in and ran off to school with it! Lol!
    Beautiful blanket bead stitch!
    I have a question...what kind of thread are you using? I used 3 strands of DMC floss but curious as to what you use! Thanks!

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  3. Love your new coin purse die Erin. I've been playing around with it every day since I've received it. It's my favorite die so far...

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  4. Hi Erin! Love your new coin purse dies! I just made my very first one and it was easier than I thought, (whew!) Check it out if you have a chance:
    http://www.stampingicandy.com/2014/03/a-fresh-new-look.html

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  5. I am in love with the coin purse die!!! I have completed two. I have 6 more all cut and ready to sew. I plan to make 3 more next week as soon as I get more felt. You MUST make more stitching die patterns for them. I bought the butterfly and have been having so much fun creating them using different colors of the felt. You should create a FaceBook page dedicated to samples of your coin purse die.

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  6. Erin, this is so cute! Such a lovely gift for your very kind neighbor.

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