Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Little Boots......

How cute are these little boots.....

inspired by this wonderful tutorial HERE at Stumbles and Stitches....

First I made a little template of what I wanted..... and traced out a bunch of boots.....

(those are inches... not centimetres!!!!!
.... I'd like to think there is a little bit of sanity left in me!)


.. then I got out that silver thread and quilted weeny little feathers.....
(I found I needed very loose tension in the machine for the metallic thread)


sewing on the ribbons and around the edges before cutting out the rest of the boot....


... pretty cute huh?.....


.. the back is a firm glittery fabric from years ago.... I think I need to find some more... it was great for this project....


.... now I'm wishing I made more.... but that will be another year....

Righto, Gotto Go...there are half made trees that need tending to.....

..but first I need to finish a present to go under someone's tree..


1/2 inch hexies... ok... there is no doubt about my sanity levels now!!!

35 comments:

Sheila said...

How cute are these little stockings , I love how you stitched them and with metallic threads , you were brave , great job! Hugs Sheila

Bev C said...

Hello Fiona,

You have been busy making little Elf boots!
Happy sewing.
Bev.

Terry said...

Your little boots are adorable! What a great idea! :0)

Chris H said...

They are utterly gorgeous! I might have to try doing something like that... only I will have to do the quilting without a pattern or machine that does it for me. Booo.

Chookyblue...... said...

cute stockings...........

Barb said...

Those boots are so adorable!!!

Susan said...

so cute!

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

Those Boots are ADORABLE ... as for the hexies, no comment! hugs :o)

Karen said...

Wow! These are wonderful! You must be very patient to be able to stitch feathers into these teeny tiny stockings. Love them!

Anthea said...

Fiona, they are the cutest stockings, you are so very clever to make them, your stitching is just perfect....
And I do love your sampler quilt - Paris Flea Market is a very pretty range & I can just imagine so perfect for this quilt. Another gorgeous Fiona Make x

Deb R said...

Fabulous, looks soo lovely Fiona!!!

Jane said...

Glad you sorted the tension issues, and the little hexagons are gorgeous!

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Wow...you are amazing these are so darn cute Bubz...

KaHolly said...

Those little boots ARE cute!! They'd be perfect for me to practice FMQ...only have a little workspace, so can only FMQ lttle. Half-inch hexies? That's pretty small. I started a 1/2" hexie project once - didn't get very far!!

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Unknown said...

Just Gorgeous Fiona Clever You

marina said...

gorgeous little boots!
Ha ha I knew you would get around to making some more hexies sooner or later!! lol

Cheryl said...

You are so clever Fiona - your little xmas stockings are so cute

Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries said...

Cute, cute, cute!

Anonymous said...

OMG Fiona those boots are so cute and look at your FMQ,there is no stopping you now,well done.xx

Sunnybec said...

They are gorgeous Fiona and your quilting is coming on in leaps and bounds!! Hugs xx

Maria said...

They are just sew cute Fiona..

Hmm! are you doing the Insanity quilt???

Shari said...

Sokay, my heart rate has returned...looked at photo of stitching prior to reading the text and nearly died when I thought they had all been handstitched! Thought you were some kind of machine to have managed that. They are beautiful and just one more reason for me to learn FMQ. Such creativity...thanks for sharing!

Sue SA said...

Great job, such a wonderful Christmas tree decoration and using what you had!

Jeanette said...

Very cute boots. Hugs,xx

Susie said...

Wow! Great quilting too

Susan said...

Great idea Fiona, the quilting is so effective. The hexie bug will have us all soon.

Lin said...

Very pretty little boots - great idea. Love your quilting.

Chrissie said...

Those little boots are so cute and I love the quilting you have done, so pretty, good luck with the hexies

Michelle Ridgway said...

They are simply gorgeous Fiona...clever you.

Grethe said...
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Grethe said...

Unbelievable! How great, your are good, love your small boots:-) and the hexie flowers as well.

FloS said...

These little boots are SO cute !!!
Florence

Marilyn said...

Those are very cute boots. Super quilting too.

De said...

Super cute!

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