Straight stitch – One Stitch at a Time

I joined a swap over at Crafting with Lisa Marie and love this group. We always have a good time and the swaps are awesome. I decided for this swap I would do some embroidery for a change. So I came across this cute free pattern from Jen Daly Quilts. I used a light box to trace the pattern onto white fabric and added some thin batting to the back of the fabric to make it easier to embroidery. The butterfly is appliqued followed by using 3 strands of embroidery floss to give a nice finished look. I used the straight stitch, backstitch and french knot. Also, I used three strands of embroidery floss.

Once I completed the embroidery, I picked out some background fabric, and placed the embroidery work on top of the background fabric. The frame that I used is a 8″X10″ and it fit perfectly. I really enjoyed making this for my swap partner and hope she likes it as much as I do. Since I had fun doing this project I have started another embroidery pattern for my granddaughter. So stay tuned for the next pattern that I complete.