Pillowcase Project :: Wildflower

A Garage Sale Find.

Pretty Blue.

The sniff test told of hours in the sun...

on the line.

Sold for 50 cents!

Inspired

by the old song...

Born To Be Wild!

I drew a design with tattoo lettering.

Born To Be A Wildflower

A spin-off of the classic.

Next...

traced the design onto the border.

Chose colors of DMC floss

from my pre-owned stash.

Dug the hoop out of the attic.

Began

Free-Hand Embroidery.

In other words...

I did whatever felt right.

Back Stitch---Satin Stitch---

Chain Stitch---

French Knots.

Then...

Took a walk in my garden...

and found what I was looking for.

More Inspiration.

Part One was now complete.

Part Two began with a quick measurement

of 20 inches. Cut to size...

cut a bit more from the top corners...

made a binding from the remaining fabric

and bound the raw edges. Sewed a 3/4" casing at the top edge...

cut 2 more strips from fabric and made

two drawstrings.

Pulled them through the casings.

Tied a pretty bow...

twice.

And Voila!

I know just the little

Wildflower

to wear this.

...to be continued...