Crochet Collage Garden ~ Pillow Cover Plan ~ 1st Stitches

Today I took the first stitches in turning my first

 Crochet Collage ~ Pillow Cover Plan

into reality. 

It is a gray and rainy day here today so my photos are shadowed.

I am using my old 12.5" square Quilters Ruler

and actually have the pices laid out on the back which has raised grips

that hold them in place while I am working.

I cut the fabric and a piece of Fusible Fleece into 19" squares

so that I have a wide border and plenty of fabric to make a pillow cover.

I am thinking I will add some large stitch quilting lines of sashiko threads 

around the outside of the center collage to frame it. 

I like to press fusible fleece to the back of appliqued pillow tops

 for a firm, smooth top surface.

I decided to start with the three large leaves on the bottom center.

My thread of choice is from these two Frosted Donuts of Superior Thread

pre-wound bobbins.  I never use these as actual bobbins.

I like to use them for applique, English Paper Piecing 

and sometimes binding threads.

My first leaf is appliqued.

This is back showing my messy stitching.

The top looks good, though... ;) 

I also made the first flower for my next crochet collage garden project

which I showed yesterday.

My flower does not look quite like the one in the book.

I think I sometimes forget to translate the English Crochet terminology

into USA terminology and make the wrong size crochet,

but I like it and it is a keeper.

I will make another or add applique another leaf or two tonight.

I hope your work week has started 

with a happy day of sewing and stitching!