Hi everyone,
It’s my daughter’s birthday today so I just had to stitch a card for her. She loves to play the ukulele so that’s what I decided to stitch.
I had to be a bit sneaky, going up to her room and taking photos of her ukulele while she was out at work, and then yesterday, stitching it while she was at home. I honestly don’t know how she didn’t find me sewing this. Every time I heard her footsteps I was pretending to be stitching something else until she went away again .
I did find some inspiration from various images on the internet for a pattern but I couldn’t use them because I wanted a good likeness to my daughter’s ukulele. Thankfully, I had just the right thread colours in my stash. Some of the tuning pegs were facing different directions, I needed the correct number of frets, had to copy how the neck was attached and I also added some metallic threads for where the strings are wound around the pegs at the top. I lightly padded behind the stitching panel with some polyester wadding.
This is how it turned out.
She really likes it so I’m very happy about that . It’s always nice to give something handmade. If you want a free copy of my chart, just send me an email. The address is on the right of this page. You could then make your own little changes here and there to make it like your own ukulele.
I’ve also been making a zipper pouch. There is a link to the tutorial and more photos on my other blog Oh Sew Tempting.
I hope you are all finding more time to craft than I am at the moment. I’m still far too busy for my liking.
Sewing Beside the Sea | All things made with my needle and thread
Update: Sandie from Tigermum’s Creative Corner has sent me photos of her fantastic card which she made from my chart. Isn’t it fantastic? She used DMC 4128 thread to acheive the wood grain effect.
Here are her husband’s ukuleles. You can see why Sandie needed the correct thread now.
Avis x
claire93
/ September 14, 2014brilliant card, and brilliant bag ^^
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ September 19, 2014Thank you 🙂 It’s taken a while to get around to showing them here!
Nora
/ September 14, 2014Lovely card Avis! I love making cards for friends and family.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ September 14, 2014Me too. They are always very much appreciated 🙂
Blu
/ September 14, 2014The card looks great and that bag is so cute! I love the lace.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ September 15, 2014Thank you Blue ☺.
witchylin
/ September 15, 2014Your card is amazing. No wonder it was so well received. 🙂
Your zip bag is brilliant. Love the colours.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ September 15, 2014Thank you Lin. I actually made the bag weeks ago but haven’t had time to write about it until now.
sindhoooo
/ September 16, 2014Lovely card… The bag is very beautiful…
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ September 19, 2014Thank you 🙂
rutigt
/ September 19, 2014You really made a look-a-like embrodery! I´m impressed 🙂
Gun, Sweden
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ September 19, 2014Thank you Gun 🙂