And I’m almost sorry I did, because they were such fun to make! Here is a pic of the coat, with the leaves pinned into place: I tried taking a closeup photo of the leaves, but it didn’t come out well – the iridescence got flattened out and the camera flash washed out the embroidered [...]

Yesterday I was considering Lara’s comment that she prefers nonwoven fabrics for applique.  I unfortunately couldn’t use either leather or ultrasuede, basically because I need the colors to match the coat and I don’t have the skills to dye leather.  (I also wouldn’t be able to acquire the colors I need as quickly as I [...]

I decided to try out Sharon’s idea, and made part of a third prototype leaf: This worked out okay, but not spectacular – it produces a nice neat bound edge, but a thick, heavy-looking one. Before working on the third prototype, I had finished (?) the first leaf, a purple one: The hand overcast edges [...]

Another prototype leaf! Here it is (on the left): You’ll have to click in for the details. And here is an annotated version: The green section is blanket stitch done in a contrasting thread (thanks Lara for the suggestion!).  The turquoise section is blanket stitch done in matching thread.  The royal blue section has the [...]