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Cross stitched bag, pinkeep and pillow.


I decided to make my first cross stitched drawstring bag and use a cross stitch design that I finished quite some time ago, the Amitie design is a freebie from Martine's blog here 
The pinkeep and little pillow I finished for a friend some time ago, you can get the small pillow pattern from my blog here
 The free alphabet pattern is available from me via email in my profile.

I show how to fringe the edge in the photographs below.
On reflection I think I should have put the seam down the side, mmmm!

How to fringe the edge

Cut along the fabric edge 
Stitch the fabric about 1cm from the edge in a straight line

Pull the threads like this
until you get to the stitching and there you have it, a nice fringed edge!
Happy stitching!

27 comments

Margaret said...

So beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial on fringing. I'd never thought of just sewing a straight line on the edge before.

Kellie said...

Love this little drawstring bag!

Joysze said...

Love the bag, Lynn. It's darling!!!

Thoeria said...

You are a truely talented lady Lynn! This is just lovely :)

Mouse said...

ooooo very pretty .. love the wee bag and the pillow and initial is lovely :) love mouse xxxx

cucki said...

aww i love the bag so much..everything is so cute xx

Cole said...

Beautiful finishes... as always!!

Lisa S said...

Wonderful finishes Lynn!

Handmade By Aylin said...

great designs, great work:)

Paige Knowles said...

How gorgeous! I love the step by step photographs, very helpful.

mdgtjulie said...

Grats on the finishes. They all look lovely. I have no idea how you finish things up so nicely. I frame everything (and I don't even do it myself, lol). Grats!

Christina said...

Your work is beautiful as always.

martine290 said...

c'est très très beau, bravon Lynn et merci pour avoir brodé ma grille
je t"ai pris la photo
bonne journée

purple24 said...

Beautiful!!

And thanks for the little tutorial.

ricketyjo said...

What a beautiful bag, lovely finish - I quite like the seam down the back :)

Tatkis said...

Great gifts! I love the bag - so cute and tidy!

Hugs,
Tatyana

hohla said...

Lynn! I love all your embroidery!

StitchyDon said...

Your projects are beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing the tips as well!!

Mindi said...

Lovely finishes, and the drawstring bag is adorable.

Lynn said...

Thanks for the tutorial Lynn. This is a beautiful set!

Bernadett said...

They are wonderful.:)

annemarie said...

Lovely, lovely, lovely - what more can I say!! Thanks for the fringing tip - love your idea of stitching a line before fringing.

Elisa said...

Beautiful finishes as always Lynn

Sally said...

What a gorgeous collection!

Linda said...

I love all your projects...very sweet! Have a great day!!

Krista said...

very creative ideas!

Solstitches said...

Gorgeous stitching and finishing Lynn.
Thanks for the explanation on how to do the fringing too.
Margaret

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