The outer brown weave is what I put the panels on. The inner greenish pattern already had a backing on it.
Before, you could see all the way through the brown curtains. Lang painted the walls a mint green.
Yesterday, I woke up and just needed to sew something, so came into the craft room and saw a cute little project, so I did that.
This a Sunbonnet Sue Needle Holder.
A lot of times, in your sewing bag/kit/basket, you find that when you are hand sewing something, you often want to use the same needle over again, because it is a comfortable fit to your hand, or whatever. Where to put the needle so it is handy for the next time. You carry a bit of fabric with some felt attached to it to store the needle. Felt absorbs any oils or moisture from your hands and keeps the needle from rusting.
For those unfamiliar with the Sunbonett Sue fanatics out there..haha..here is a sample of what Sunbonnet Sue looks like on a quilt.
So here is the needle holder I made:
This is the top of the needle holder. I stuffed her bonnet so that it could be a pin holder. The dress lifts up to get to the pins and needles inside.
The red material is felt. I sewed it down on the black fabric before I attached to floral print. Missed the mark on my placement of the felt..Better planning next time. haha
The back of the piece. Once I sewed the head shut after stuffing it, I sewed a ribbon around her neck which hid the other sew lines and made her look prettier.
Now, I can stash this in my sewing bag..and always have a needle holder ready when I need it.
