Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Happy happy happy oh yes and happy...

Hello friends...

I am happy today, I made my biscornu!!  Yes I did!!

I have to say it has not been very easy... I chose an easy well what looked easy design to do for my first one just so I could understand how it all fits together.

The design was awful for me, looks simple but it took me forever to get it right.  I miss counted, stitched on the wrong lines and unpicked it loads of times.

Here is how it all started off..


I then cut it out.. even this I thought I messed up but after a little panic realized it was fine.

Stitching it together started off kind of ok.. finding the middle and believing I found the middle to start at was tricky as I kept doubting myself.

I started to stitch and could not decide which way round the stitches went!  I unpicked again, a few times.  After a while I got into the swing of it... the corners were a little tough as I had to twist my hand and tuck in the fabric and stitch it!!  But some hoe I managed :)

And look...




I am really thrilled.. over the moon as I has stressed over this for ages thinking I could not make it.  

Now I have made it I dont understand its purpose?  Jon says its like a pin cushion.. so do people make lots of these all different ones just like pin cushions?  

Oooh yes my amazing sheep has a name now...

This one...


I was looking at it and then the name popped in my head... Thank You everyone or all your happy name suggestions, I loved all of them :)

The name of my sheep is.....

BAA

But of course it would be!  Seriously it just sounds and feels right... :)

Ok off to do some stitching!

Smiles to you all :)

xx

12 comments:

  1. The Biscornu looks wonderful. I love making them and have several and plans for more!

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  2. Your biscornu is delightful!! Well done! And I love "Baa"….
    hugs
    xxx

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  3. Good for you! I have never made one.

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  4. I LOVE the biscornu! It looks wonderful!
    I don't know what they are for, either...but if I make one, I'll include a hanger and pop it on the tree!! The shape is so lovely.Good job!!
    BAA--perfect!!! too cute!

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  5. Well done , your biscornu looks great, hugs.

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  6. Your biscornu is lovely.Well done. They can be used as a pin cushion or purely decorative.Love BAA.Hugs Shirley N.Z.

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  7. Congratulations! You made it perfectly !!!
    BAA is a great name! We say bää:-))

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  8. Congratulations on finishing your first biscornu :)

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  9. Your biscornu looks lovely. It looks perfect.

    Baa is a wonderful name for your cute sheep!

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  10. YAY .... big round of applause, you did a great job, your biscornu looks wonderful Jacqui, well done. There are some Christmas free designs that make nice Christmas ornaments on the tree.
    They are usually used as a pincushion though and look really nice quite a few in a basket, they are often the subject of a seasonal exchange. Some ladies fill them with lavender or other nice smelly stuff, you can always use herbs and hang them in the kitchen...anything really, be imaginative.

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  11. Congratulations! You have achieved something I have not, a biscornu! I love Julie's idea of stuffing it with lavender so it fragrances the room.

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