...Alphabet Animal Art!
I really enjoyed
the mixed media embroidery project I did for Challenge #1 this year, so I decided to do something similar for this challenge. A friend of mine had a baby recently, so I made this wall hanging for her. Since her name is Esther, I chose E for elephant.
I didn't photograph the first steps, but I did a simple google image search for "elephant silhouette" and picked one I liked. I traced that onto two fabrics, and cut it out. I used an old undershirt for the backing.
And here is the finished product!
I did try something new on this one, which was to embellish the elephant with a 3D ear, which I made from sewing together two half circles of the yellow polka dot. I sewed the first three and a half sides together inside out, and then attempted a hidden stitch after I flipped it right side out. It nearly worked, although I could use some practice on that. Since I was going to stitch it onto the elephant, it didn't matter if it was showing, but I had wanted to try it, so I did.
And finally, for your bonus viewing pleasure, an elephant drawn by my nearly-3-year-old, Matthew:
Isn't that cute?
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