Monday, July 23, 2012

Antique Dog and Bird Punch Needle!


I finished a new piece today, this is based on the design I made for my quilt. I wanted to try it as a punch and I really like how it came out. I do plan on making a pattern for this piece, just didn't have time tonight, so hopefully I can have it up tomorrow.

This piece was based on an antique quilt block. It measures 6" x 5" and is a mix of Valdani and dmc floss. The dog the the red shades are valdani and slightly raised in height. The green is dmc floss, that I over dyed myself. The piece was antiqued after I finished it, but it is hard to show the true prim look with a camera. For some reason, my new flash isn't working, so I had to lighten them with photoshop which makes the colors appear brighter. The edge is a combination of new and vintage wool yarn.


9 comments:

Cherry's Prairie Primitives said...

Love the beautiful colors!!

Michelle~Sugar House Creations said...

The colors are great and I love the antique look. How do you overdye your colors? I read somewhere about using Rit dye, but wondered if cofee or tea would do well.

cucki said...

It is so sweet xxx

Raymond Homestead said...

What a neat piece!

Carrie P. said...

cute! and the trim is perfect.

annie said...

I really love the look of this!

Libby said...

Beautiful - you did a great job with design and color, too *s*

Barbara Strobel Lardon said...

I love the colors and design of this piece.

Beckyjean said...

It's beautiful!!