Button painting tutorial

10/21/2008

Following Leslie

I didn't want to copy Leslie but she certainly inspired me. I wanted to challenge myself by creating a competely different approach. This block is a beading exercise gone crazy. I had painted the cottage button for Jo and wanted to put it on her fan surrounded by a FEW beads and then do the neutral cottage on the background. I added a few rows of beads around the button and then a few more, and then a few more until I ran out of fan.
The MOP cottage button is only about 1 1/4" so you can see this fan is quite small. It's different than anything I've done. Do you like it?

5 comments:

  1. Gerry, I love everythin you do! It"s gorgeous!! Debbie (Maine)

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  2. What tallent! I love the beaded fan! I seem to have missed the boat when it comes to imagination like that!

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  3. Wow, they are all gorgeous! Very unique, thanks for sharing your (and their) beautiful stitchwork!

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  4. What a glorious block! I love the way you carried your cottage button motif into the background! Just gorgeous!

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