Tutorial: embellished silhouette

Ellie
Ellie
Yesterday I gave you a silhouette tutorial. Here is one example of how it can be personalized and embellished.

This is my mother-in-law, Ellie. For as long as I’ve known her, she has dyed her hair red so I decided I needed to do a red silhouette for her. She was born in 1937, so I picked some 30’s reproduction fabrics. I also embellished the fabric with some hand embroidery, which is her favorite activity.

Detail of embroidery
Detail of embroidery

Tomorrow I’ll post instructions on how to combine several people into one quilt.