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| Rear of Cat Topiary Garden Wall Hanging |
I cut a dowel from the craft store to the proper length with an inch on either side to allow for a wooden knob (also from the craft store) to be attached on each side. Then I sanded and stained the dowel and the knobs with cherry stain. It's a light wash, which is suitable for the environment it will live once I give it to my mother for Christmas.
The tabs are woven trim from the sewing store. I cut three identical loops large enough for the knobs to slide though and positioned them at either end and in the middle of the top. They were stitched into place, then I laid the NP canvas face down on the backing fabric and hand sewed three sides together. I left the bottom edge open so I could slide in a piece of plastic canvas covered with quilt batting on the front. The plastic canvas had to be trimmed slightly to fit but it is easy to cut plastic canvas with scissors (not the good embroidery scissors, though!).
Once the innards were in place, I sewed up the bottom edge. The gold braid (also from the fabric store) was tied around the dowel at each end after I stuck the dowel through the loops. Then I put a drop of Aileen's Fabric Glue on the knot so that once it dried, I could cut the raw frayed edge of the braid away. Aileen's Fabric Glue dries clear so you really have to look carefully to see that the knot is held in place by glue.
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| Cat Topiary Garden Ready for Christmas |
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
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