“She was passionate about knitting because it allowed her to reach a state of peacefulness, and she loved to embroider because it let her express her creativity. Both activities were liberating. They allowed her to exist outside of time.”
― Pierced by the Sun
I am truly loving my small little embroidery projects right now and can’t wait to continue my adventure in stitching. So here’s a recap for my first block for the Block of The Month – 23rd Psalms from Jenny of Elefantz ….
I have a love hate relationship with transfer designs. I typically use my light box and my Pentel Frixion pen for transferring but after reading a few posts in one of the embroidery groups I belong to on Facebook, I decided to revisit transfers, as well as embroidery stabilizers.
For this block I used a new to me “vanishing embroidery transfer” sheet by Printworks. I haven’t used iron on transfers in a very long time, so this was something fun to revisit. So about this product, I have to say I like it. My first attempt was a failure but it was the user and not the product. The key though is a very hot iron and a smooth, flat surface. I used my wool ironing mat for my square and it transferred perfectly. The backing came off smoothly and left no residue, and the design came it in a very light gray.
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