Teesha Moore Patches #2.

I've kinda been on a patch making spree so far this week, trying out different ways to assembling them and different ways of designing them. I CANNOT STOP. 

I don't really have much to say about this one...it's a patch? I might go back and add more embellishment. It's not quite popping for me yet.

The picture is a bit shiny but that's a Shonen Knife pick that I bought when I saw them in Manchester. It's been sitting in my oddments box for years but now I'll be able to use it in a way that I can enjoy a lot more. 

I traced the embroidery after I stuffed the pillow. Not the best way but definitely a more Teesha way.

This one I really love. It came out exactly how I wanted it.

This was made from part of an old pyjama top, hellyeah for recycling! I did want to embroider a mouth but the fur pile is way too dense. I'm not sure if this is entirely finished...if there are sew on pet noses with whiskers then I'm getting one to finish him off. 

And finally, the googly eyed ghosts! I freaking love googly eyes and they work so well here. The rest is just basic embroidery and a little black butterfly sequin. 

I also made a patch for a tag game on Swapbot but forgot to take a picture. Oops. I saved the templates I used so I might make some 'sister' patches for the one I sent away. I was reluctant to part with the patch but the fact it's going to America (like Father Ted! Haha.) to be enjoyed by someone else is really awesome. Also, I'm pretty sure if I keep up this pace I'll be buried under patches within a month...

Teesha Moore Patches #1.

Hello!

I've wanted to make some Teesha Moore patches for a while and this weekend, I did. I was impatient to get started so I only watched halfway through the tutorial so if I've missed something major...oh, well, I think mine turned out okay.

This is what I ended up with following (well, sort of) the TM tutorial:

I like it, though I was unsure until I attached the butterfly sequins. I wonder if I slightly overfilled my pillows (another personal flaw, generous to a fault. :3) because without embellishments all over, it just looked weirdly lumpy in parts. I also found it difficult to embroider as smoothly as I'd like. I do like that it isn't perfect and that I'm okay with that...but I dunno. 

Then I tried making a patch a neater way:

I can't remember how I came into possession of a cent piece but I did so I thought I'd use it here. I bought some clear plastic table top protector and used a vinyl/leather needle. Then applied the beads, then the embroidery. This was all just on the fabric and a layer of quilt batting. When I was done (and I was sorely tempted to add sequins...) I stitched a 1/4 inch line around it to secure the backing, then folded over and embroidered it. 

I like this style for for the ease of embellishment but I miss the puffiness of the first one. Argh! I feel like freaking Goldielocks here. I've signed up for a TM patch swap on swapbot and I think I'll use this method mainly because I want to do a fair bit of embellishment and end up with a 'neater' product to present. Even though the whole point of TM is to be perfectly imperfect, I'm not perfectly imperfect enough yet...

Maybe soon though.