My piece for the O Community Choice in the A to Z Slow Stitch Project hosted by K3N Cloth Tales.
I wanted to document the process of creating a cut out patch Opening in a piece of fabric based on this video.
I chose Orange polka dot fabric and trimmed it to 8" W x 7" T. I cut a piece of white fabric to the same size.
I traced the circle Opening with a glass container and stitched it with the back stitch. I cut out the center of the circle leaving a seam allowance. The allowance was clipped to permit it to turn when I turned to the back.
I found a piece of fabric with a pleasing image - one of a hare which fit in the circle Opening. I trimmed it to be about an inch larger than the Opening. I invisible basted the hare fabric to a 100% cotton white foundation layer.
I used several colors of embroidery floss to frame the circle Opening with rows of running stitches. I add the label to the piece to ID it's place in the book.