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Red Cheeks - Stitched Faces

With my sewing machine threaded up with black thread and the feed dogs down, prepared for free machine stitching for another project, it was not a hard decision to stitch a couple of "faces " for Tag Tuesday where one of the team's designers, Michele  has chosen "Faces" as the current theme. 
These are free stitched  on a Bernina sewing machine - nothing fancy, just lower the feed dogs and add the spring loaded darning foot... I don't design before hand and just use the machine to sketch, hence these faces are in no way symmetrical or beautiful. I like the spontaneity of these and they take me only about 15 minutes to complete. I then cut out the embroidery and adhere it to a prepared cardboard tag. 




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  1. Valerie-JaelMay 1, 2019 at 4:14 PM

    Your faces are fabulous, they turned out so well. Wow! Thanks so much for joining us again at Tag Tuesday. Have a great May, hugs, Valerie

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  2. MicheleMay 2, 2019 at 2:25 PM

    these are excellent! beautifully done! xo

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  3. WendyKMay 4, 2019 at 8:19 AM

    These are fantastic Wilma, just love them. I have managed some flowers using the same method, but have never tried faces, yours are really wonderful.
    Hugs Wendy

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  4. Anne (cornucopia)May 5, 2019 at 2:44 AM

    Fun tags.

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