Intarsia pillow finished.

[liadethornegge]

Here we are then, my lovely intarsia panel has been edged with a bit more wool (grey this time) and backed in a lilac wool that was donated for giftbasket crafts.

I added the grey strips quilt style and then just stitched the intarsia with the back panel right sides together in a combination of running and back stitches. Making sure to leave a gap to insert the pillow which I then closed up as neatly and invisibly as possible. All with white linen thread.

The first picture has my hand in for scale, the second is just for fun. And yes, the panel is a bit wider than it is high, on account of the wool pulling out of shape as I was doing the intarsia and preparations. I didn't measure and cut uniform pieces beforehand, rather I fit it in situ which meant things got a little skewed. In any case, it's not very noticeable and I squared it up as much as I could.

Now I just need to stitch on a little maker's mark somewhere and call it done. Maybe add tassles at the corners but probably not. I can bring it with me to events and it'll decorate my bedroll nicely. It even goes with my spiffy wool blanket woven by my mother.

Comments

[cristina-stolte.livejournal.com]

Nice! Have you thought about couching on some nice golden leatherstripes?

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Doh! This is me slapping myself in the forehead.

Yes, that -was- the reason I hadn't done anything about the intarsia panel as yet. But you see, I wanted to do something tonight and it was laying out there and so I picked it up.

Yes, I did think about outlining it with gilt leather, or a gold embroidery thread, but I completely forgot I'd meant to do that. I don't have any golden leather now, though, and I'm not going to buy the teeny amount I would need just for this little project. And I suspect that if I add gold embroidery thread the pillow will become much less cozy to snuggle up on. But we'll see.

It would add a bit of definition to the outlines.

[myralea.livejournal.com]

according the the curator i met there are examples were just thin strips of white linen have been used in place of the more expensive gilded leather!

/m

[myralea.livejournal.com]

sorry, also meant to say: LOVELY pillow. i am jealous of your productivity. i don't ever seem to get any of my projects finished!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

Don't have any white leather at hand at the moment either, though. But it's something to keep in mind certainly - thank you for the tip. I do think it will help the design.

[myralea.livejournal.com]

not white leather, white LINEN.(and don't tell me you don't have tiny scraps of linen in your stash now... ;)

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

*had to go back to check*

Doh! You did say linen. Wow, well, ok so just straight strips of linen stitched down in the same way as the leather?

I certainly -do- have lots of scrap white linen at home. Lots. Coo-eee. I might just have to do that!

[bippimalin.livejournal.com]

It looks very nice! Hmmm... intarsia pillows for the pavillion. It's certainly something to think about.
Is it that dark in real life too or is it just my screen?

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I do like it :)

It is actually kind of dark, yes, but it looks darker in the pictures than it seems in real life.