Autumn Cape 2017 A Long Term Project Daytime Side Panel Embellishments

Autumn Cape 2017 A Long Term Project Daytime Side Panel Embellishments

Since we are two thirds through February I thought I better change 2016 to 2017. I am currently in the process of designing the next Front Piece - the night time scene. However in the meantime I thought I would do a quick blog on embellishments. I know I have mentioned this previously so won't go into lots of details.

It is quite a while since I posted about the sides but I am going to hark back to that part of the project.

Daytime Side Panel Minor Embellishments

For some reason I have been unable to find a photograph of the entire side panel. Therefore I have had to take a picture after I had done some minor embellishments. The lower side panel had been more or less a rectangular block of light green. If you look at the left edge of the right hand picture you can just see a straight line where the two pieces have been sewn together.

As you can see on the left hand picture I had started to soften the rectangular outline with foliage on the Side Panel and on to the Front. 

Top of Side Panel Elongated Branches

The above photograph shows elongate the 

branches across the Side Panel and on to the Front. 

Pinning Position

I put a few pins in to mark roughly where I wanted to add the next part of the sewn embellishments. Due to the fact that I have been having to estimate areas of the design occasionally I do make quite large mistakes. I could have claimed to have done it on deliberately but I feel that would be defeating the purpose of my blog. Therefore I have to hold my hand up to this one and say I definitely dropped a clanger.

Side Panel Post Embellishment

With such a large area to cover up I decided I needed a bit of magical help so as well as a hanging leaf I have added a Fairy Ring. More embellishments will be added as and when I have a moment.

Autumn Cape 2016 A long Term Project - Front Daytime Pocket –Part 2

Autumn Cape 2016 A long Term Project - Front Daytime

Pocket –Part 2

This blog is going to be somewhat lengthy so I suggest you make a cuppa first. I left the last blog at the point where it required sewing. Before I begin to sew I want to make an Inner Pocket to protect the wool.

Inner Pocket Cut and Hemmed

I measured out a piece of calico material and laid it against the unsewn pocket. Once happy with the draft size I then proceeded to hem it.

Inner Pocket Sewn

I then sewed material together to create the Inner Pocket.

Next was to sew the Pocket itself.

Hedgehog Pocket Bottom Fold

Prior to sewing the pocket I folded the bottom so to create some width. I wanted to make sure that I didn’t sew the pocket too flat or tight. If I did this would mean I would not be able to get my mobile phone inside it. I then proceeded to sew the pocket up both sides.

Hedgehog Pocket Flap Start

If you can remember as far back as the ‘Oakey-Dokey’ blog you will recall that I had made some large Oak leaves. These are finally coming into play.

I am going to lay the Oak Leaves over one another in a slightly spaced pattern. The above picture shows the first two leaves part sewn.

Two Leaves Sewn

These two leaves are now fully sew together and will form the basis for the Pocket Flap.

Three Leaves Sewn

There are now three leaves sewn together. If you notice they are all different colours and the smaller leaf is on the outer edge.

Four Leaves Sewn

Now all four leaves are sewn together to make the flap. When I knitted the leaves I made sure that the last leaf was a small one and the brighter red. This meant that the two reds would not be next to one another when sewn.

Four Leaves Sewn – Against Background

The above picture shows better how the flap will look against the Front Piece.

Hedgehog Pocket First Press Stud

One of the reasons for why this blog has been delayed is that I was waiting for the press studs. I didn’t want to use silver or black press studs as I thought they would stand out too much against the background.

However I couldn’t find any bronze coloured press studs locally so I had to buy some off the internet and obviously had to wait for them to arrive.

I have inverted the press stud so the heavier one goes onto the pocket.

First Press Stud On Flap

So as you can see in the photograph above the other half of the press stud which is lighter is sewn onto the Flap. I have used a brownish thread to sew these on so as to blend in with the stud.

On the flap itself rather than sew directly through the leaf I have endeavoured to sew along the leaf to fasten the stud. Otherwise the cotton thread would spoil the look on the leaf on its proper sided. Once I had done this I did the same with the second stud.

Once both studs were sewn in place I pressed them together so I could tell where to sew the Flap on to the background.

Hedgehog Flap Underneath Finished 

This is what the Pocket looks like once I sewed the Flap on to the Front Piece from underneath.

Hedgehog Flap Finished

This is how the finished Flap and Pocket look when closed. As you can see I have sewn the Flap on to the background using the same wool as each individual leaf.

There may be some tweaking needed doing to strengthen it but that is all for now until next time.