by laffma1 ( edited 31 Oct 2015 ) 31 Oct 2015

Made this sweatshirt for a lady who selected the design, and wanted it stitched on a shirt that she provided. The sweatshirt is a dark Grey, and the frame is a silver Grey, but not metallic. I like the detailed colors in the cardinal. They are such beautiful birds in their majestic reds. She was very happy with how it turned out. Hope you like it too.

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by crafter2243 Moderator 01 Nov 2015

No wonder she liked it. It turned out beautiful

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laffma1 by laffma1 01 Nov 2015

Thank you, she did.

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by sonjapotgieter 01 Nov 2015

Love it..So Beautiful!!!

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laffma1 by laffma1 01 Nov 2015

Thank you.

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by pennifold 01 Nov 2015

It's beautiful, love Chris

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laffma1 by laffma1 01 Nov 2015

Thank you Chris.

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by decojo 31 Oct 2015

Beautiful!

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thanks!

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by peafarm 31 Oct 2015

Emblibrary designs are very pretty. Has lots of shading and takes a long time to do but worth the results. The color sweatshirt is perfect behind the design.

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you. Yes, EL designs are usually pretty dense. But with enough stabilization, they do stitch out nicely.

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by babash 31 Oct 2015

Beautiful job. No wonder she loves it.

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you. It sure is a pleasure to stitch for someone who knows what they want.

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by sewdeb 31 Oct 2015

No wonder she loves it - it is stunning!

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you.

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by cfidl 31 Oct 2015

Love it!

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thanks!

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by carolpountney 31 Oct 2015

Very nice

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you

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by tlp22 31 Oct 2015

Beautiful!

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thanks!

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by noah 31 Oct 2015

Love it i do hugs

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you Carolyn. Hugs for you too.

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by lbrow 31 Oct 2015

The lady has excellent taste ,in embroiders as well as designs/ Lillian

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you Lillian. I was surprised to hear her make a specific request, as I have had others tell me to "just put 'something' on it". It is much less stressful when they at least give you an idea of what to do, and better yet when they are specific.

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by pldc 31 Oct 2015

I do & it is lovely!~hugs~

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you so much.

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by pennyhal2 31 Oct 2015

I'm very impressed at how flat you were able to get this design? Can you share what you did to stabilize it? I love the thread colors that you chose. Just goes to show that using what you have on hand can have fabulous results!

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you. I'm glad you like it. This time, I used a black "no-show" stabilizer on the inside of the shirt, and a piece of clear heat sensitive film over the top. I have also used a medium weight cutaway stabilizer instead of the "no-show" for other sweatshirts I've done in the past and they stay flat as well.

pennyhal2 by pennyhal2 01 Nov 2015

Thanks for sharing!

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by drh2276 31 Oct 2015

I agree, very pretty!

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you.

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by harleysville 31 Oct 2015

This is just beautiful. I love it. Is this an Embroidery Library design?
Great job.

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thank you. Yes it is - they have several bird designs like this one.

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by Leaha 31 Oct 2015

This is a gorgeous design, really pops with the reds. Very nice job, Glad she liked it. Compliments to you.

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thanks so much. The bird details turned out better i thought they would, given the thread colors I had at the time.

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by dragonflyer 31 Oct 2015

Very nice...it really stands out on the dark grey.

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laffma1 by laffma1 31 Oct 2015

Thanks, I was concerned about the color of the shirt when she gave it to me, but in the end it turned out well. Thanks for your comment.

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