As I said yesterday, the Cape Cod Dogs purse turned out great. My husband likes it so much that he wants a purse done for the granddaughter's birthday....which is in a month. [a brief pause while Jane runs around her living room, screaming and pulling her hair]
So I picked up a purse from the local crafts emporium yesterday. There's a pocket on the front, about the right size for a cell phone, that I will adorn with a NP canvas.
This canvas, in fact. This is a mermaid from the Seaside Whimsey series by Melissa Shirley. Luckily I had it in my stash already. Here is the rest of the series.
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?index=753&cat=66
The pocket on the purse is around four and a half to four and three-quarter inches square and the little mermaid herself is about three and a half inches square. So I marked out the area I need to stitch beyond the mermaid to completely cover the pocket. That is the blue corner markings you see above. Last night I stitched her skin and features except for her eyes. I think I'll work on the background next. After all, I only have about two weeks to complete this and get it on the purse and pop it in the mail. [More screaming from CH, and a few swear words, too!]
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