as i'm finishing father's day gifts a lot quicker than i had anticipated, i started working on an end of the year teacher gift. i wanted to continue with the embroidery/appliqué kick i've been on for a while in gift making. i've loved every piece of work i've made and given away and i'm starting to think that one day i'll have to make something that i'll be able to keep for myself. especially if they are embroideries of my daughters' drawings. so, i decided to go with the typical 'apple for the teacher' gift. i know many people think that this is done so much that most teachers are probably tired of gifts with apples. but, i think (and i might be wrong!) that in my child's school very few parents, if none, actually remember to thank their child's teacher at the end of the year. my guess is that C's kindergarten teacher hasn't received many gifts, so i'm sure she will appreciate my gift, even if it does have the typical apple. i hope she likes it because of the hand work that i'm putting into it and because it will also be a cooperative project with C. as you can see my appliquéd patchwork apple is complete with embroidered stem and appliquéd leaf. like i said, i still have some more details to add, but i thought i would show my work in progress.
i asked C to make me a drawing that i could add to the appliquéd apple and she made me a small drawing of herself. she asked me if she should draw herself with her missing tooth and i thought it was a good idea, so this is what she came up with. actually, the picture is of the embroidered version. her drawing was actually a lot cuter. but i guess i wasn't getting the stitches to cover well, so i kept adding stitches until i made her mouth look like she had botox and some invisaligns! seeing as how i wasn't doing a good job, i decided to not add this piece to her teacher's gift. she made me another drawing with a simple line smile. i think the new drawing will be easier for me to embroider. we'll see! but, i decided to keep this piece for myself because although i think it doesn't really do her drawing justice, it is a reminder of this time in her childhood. i hope to do a lot more embroideries of my girls' drawings and someday make a quilt out of them. i think this piece will look quite nice in C's embroidery quilt.
as i'm finishing father's day gifts a lot quicker than i had anticipated, i started working on an end of the year teacher gift. i wanted to continue with the embroidery/appliqué kick i've been on for a while in gift making. i've loved every piece of work i've made and given away and i'm starting to think that one day i'll have to make something that i'll be able to keep for myself. especially if they are embroideries of my daughters' drawings. so, i decided to go with the typical 'apple for the teacher' gift. i know many people think that this is done so much that most teachers are probably tired of gifts with apples. but, i think (and i might be wrong!) that in my child's school very few parents, if none, actually remember to thank their child's teacher at the end of the year. my guess is that C's kindergarten teacher hasn't received many gifts, so i'm sure she will appreciate my gift, even if it does have the typical apple. i hope she likes it because of the hand work that i'm putting into it and because it will also be a cooperative project with C. as you can see my appliquéd patchwork apple is complete with embroidered stem and appliquéd leaf. like i said, i still have some more details to add, but i thought i would show my work in progress.
i asked C to make me a drawing that i could add to the appliquéd apple and she made me a small drawing of herself. she asked me if she should draw herself with her missing tooth and i thought it was a good idea, so this is what she came up with. actually, the picture is of the embroidered version. her drawing was actually a lot cuter. but i guess i wasn't getting the stitches to cover well, so i kept adding stitches until i made her mouth look like she had botox and some invisaligns! seeing as how i wasn't doing a good job, i decided to not add this piece to her teacher's gift. she made me another drawing with a simple line smile. i think the new drawing will be easier for me to embroider. we'll see! but, i decided to keep this piece for myself because although i think it doesn't really do her drawing justice, it is a reminder of this time in her childhood. i hope to do a lot more embroideries of my girls' drawings and someday make a quilt out of them. i think this piece will look quite nice in C's embroidery quilt.
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