The September Canvas of the Month is from Lani Enterprises. It's a "gift tag" that reads Imagine. This canvas is on 18 count and is four inches wide by seven and a half inches tall.
http://www.lanienterprises.com/catagories/Sayings/Tags.html
Bonnie's Version:
This month’s canvas to me says fun so the plan would be to make it glitzy with lots of raised elements!
I would start with the wallpaper background. Since this is the background I would chose a #12 perle cotton (or flower thread, if you still have some in your stash) and use a simple horizontal satin stitch on the stripes. It would be light coverage so the wallpaper would fade into the background. Next up are the swirls. I would look for a silk perle and then couch it using a single strand of matching strandable silk. It will probably take multiple rows of couching to cover.
Next up is the imagine tag. I would start with the background behind the lettering in a skip tent. Again, this is a background element, so make it light. I would couch a Kreinik metallic braid with matching Accentuate for the lettering. I think couching gives you the best looking curved letters like the ‘G’. The border would be cross stitched rather than tent stitched to raise it up a bit in probably a #8 braid. I would test this out and adjust the weight as needed, but I would want it to be raised, not flat. The rest of the frame could be tented in silk or a silk lame for some sparkle. Finally on the tag are the circles – I would try a Smyrna cross or an eyelet whichever fills the space the best in the same metallic used for the raised red border. Another idea might be to attach a sequin with a clear bead in the middle.
Now we move to the pink/purple area to the right of the flower. Here’s where a color copy of your canvas would come in handy. I would do a Nabuko stitch in a strandable silk completely covering the dot pattern. Then using your color copy as a guide, attach either beads or sequins over some of the tent stitches of the Nabuko stitch. (Although if you use the beaded suggestion later for the flower you may just want to use French knots done in silk so you don't have too many beads!) No need to cover all of the small stitches, just some. Looking at your color copy will give you an idea of where to start and once you get going just fill until you get something you like. The top edge of this area would just be a padded satin stitch done with the same strandable silk you already used. Then move over to the turquoise area and simply tent stitch that area in strandable silk. It’s a small area, so the stitch needs to be simple, but I would want the weight of it to balance with the pink/purple area. You could even put in a few beads if you wanted or French knots in a matching color to give you texture.
The last remaining large piece is the flower. I was looking at the River Silk web site for some ideas on this. I see a couple of possibilities there in their gallery. Either method I would be ignoring the dotted petals and just picking ribbons I liked. One possibility is to try the punch needle flower. The middle could be either all in French knots in a silk that would match or beaded. Or another possibility I might try is the gardenia flower that is ribbon and beads. There is even a project sheet on the site you could follow for this choice. Either would look great and make the flower pop.
The very last piece of the piece is the flower at the top hole. To be honest this has me stumped. I would leave it to the end and see if something pops out as an idea. I would think about looking for a button that would do the trick to attach, maybe more silk ribbon, or maybe even just a padded satin stitch for the petals in a silk changing the stitch direction as I go to make a fan shape that would mimic the petal shape.
That is it! A fun piece that will make your imagination soar!
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