THE STITCHING PARLIAMENT – A PICTURE WALK STAND-UP FINISH

The Stitching Parliament – A Picture Walk Stand-up Finish

 

I just knew that I would stitch all 4 of The Stitching Parliament together & frame so that these fearsome foursome could hang on the wall in my studio!

I also had a ‘vision’ that each Hoot would be marvelous as a stand-up! These are stitched with 4 strands of DMC on 20ct Lambswool linen – they make awesome stand-ups!

There are plenty of Stand-up Finishing Tutorials out there (google it!) so I thought I would keep my finish to a simple picture walk!

I chose a fun quilting cotton for the back & base of my stand-ups.

 

Iron lightweight fusible interfacing to the back of each owl.

Print the template (link here & at the bottom of the post). Cut out template. (I traced my template onto tissue paper so that I could easily center my template.)

Trace onto the back of each owl (I use a Frixion style marker than irons away).

 

I wanted my quilting cotton to be a little weightier for this finish.

I marked the fabric with cross-hatch lines 1″ apart.

 

Lay the quilting cotton on top of a layer of Warm & Natural batting.

Quilt on the marked lines on a sewing machine.

 

A peek at what the quilted lines look like!

 

Place right sides together & sew 1/4″ inside the marked line (be sure to adjust your stitch length back to a normal setting after you adjusted for quilting lines).

Cut away excess, 1/4″ away from the sewing line.

 

Cut small snips into the seam allowance to accommodate the curved lines.

I can’t stress this enough, make many tiny snips in the curved sections to help avoid ‘dents’ & ‘points’ in the stand-up when you turn it right side out.

 

Turn the stand-up right side out. Use a knitting needle or other pointy item to work the curves so that they are smooth. Press lightly.

 

Turn the bottom edge of the stand-up to the inside & press with an iron.

Stuff with filling of your choice. (I used wool).

Good stuffing can take a while. Grab small bits & keep packing the wool in to make stand-up very firm.

 

When you are mostly stuffed, placed the stand-up onto a piece of mat board & trace around the base of the stand-up.

It will not be a perfect circle or oval. That is OK.

Each stand-up is unique & this method gets you a good fit.

 

 

Trim as needed to fit just inside the bottom opening.

 

Cover the base of the stand-up by lacing the quilting cotton (see my circular finish tutorials).

I place a bag of BB’s onto the base to help give my stand-up a good understanding.

 

Slip stitch the bottom into place. Tuck more wool as you go to make sure you have a firm finish.

These directions are provided to complement The Stitching Parliament chart.  Pictures & instruction are the property of Hands On Design. Please do not copy for distribution or use in a video.

Download your template here.

 

Enjoy, Cathy – Hands On Design