by cuddlebear 11 Aug 2010

The lace on the tablerunner is from AnitaGoodesign and each piece took approx 1 hour to stitch out. The butterflies are cutwork FSL and are from John Deer (Adorable Ideas) unfortunately this design is only available if you attend a John Deer workshop ie. you are not able to purchase it. Cheers Claire

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by highlandermom 30 May 2012

Very beautiful delicately awesome butterflys and the passion of colors. Wow! I do love this!

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by noah 30 May 2012

exquisit:):)

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by jayce 30 May 2012

Wow fantastic work♥

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by pennifold 30 May 2012

Hi Claire, I hope you posted this on Echidna - you would win with this beautiful project. Love Chris

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by lidiad 30 May 2012

Wow.... it's absolutely beautiful, love it!
Hugs, Lidia

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by shirley124 30 May 2012

This is a outstanding piece of work. Top marks. Shirley

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by bumblebee 30 May 2012

Very preety

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by oigelcox 30 May 2012

This is beautiful I can imagine the hours of work in this. Love it. Joyce

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by teun 30 May 2012

Wow sieht ganz wunderschön aus

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by zoefzoef 30 May 2012

Look soo beautifull to me. You sure can be proud on the result ! Super piece !

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by cfidl 30 May 2012

Wow! Did you learn cutwork at the workshop? This is Wow! Live Laugh Download Stitch!

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by kezza2sew 30 May 2012

bringing this back truely lovely

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by mnladyus 15 Aug 2010

Beautiful. Very nice job, could you please tell me how to attach the lace to the main material and get a nice finish like you have.

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 15 Aug 2010

Thank you. Firstly I stich the lace together. To attach the lace I start with a piece of fabric about 2 inches larger on all sides than the hole in the middle of the lace. I make sure the fabric is well starched (quite stiff) place the lace on top and measure in numerous spots to ensure it is even, then I do a tack down row using straight stitching (this is easier to remove if there is a problem). Once I am happy with how it is sitting I trim the fabric back to just outside the stitching - a bit like applique, then I do a wide satin stitch which covers the straight stitching and the fabric edge. Hope this helps. Cheers Claire

mnladyus by mnladyus 16 Aug 2010

Thank you so much for the help, your work is beautiful

cuddlebear by cuddlebear 16 Aug 2010

Thank you, happy to help. Cheers Claire

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by holly12 14 Aug 2010

This looks great & I know it must have taken you a really long time to make this. Beautiful. Arlene

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 14 Aug 2010

Thank you Arlene.

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by dilceia 14 Aug 2010

It is impressive! You do the so pretty work with all of your projects. You should have much patience to start everything in a manner need most! I love their jobs ! Congratulations!

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 14 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by mumfinch 14 Aug 2010

Very Beautiful as always Claire Hugsss

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 14 Aug 2010

Thanks Diane. Hugs Claire

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by milas 13 Aug 2010

Really beautiful!!!

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 13 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by nini 12 Aug 2010

Lovely!!!!! Love it!***

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by tippi 12 Aug 2010

Love it. Just beautiful

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by sorval 12 Aug 2010

oh Claire this is what i love well done great work
hugs Sonja

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you Sonja

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by sigrun 12 Aug 2010

Very lovely too

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by rwalden 12 Aug 2010

It's beautiful. I love it.

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by stickmuster 12 Aug 2010

Claire, this is incredibly beautiful, special combination idea, congratulations!

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you - I'm glad so many people like it!!! Cheers Claire

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by mops Moderator 12 Aug 2010

Beautiful tablerunner. The lace must have been a labour of love, so many stitches, but the result is breathtaking. Great work!

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you, I am fortunate to have 2 embroidery machines so I was able to set one running doing the lace whilst I did other things on the other machine.

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by judybell 12 Aug 2010

WOW that is just wonderful work.

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by marisabizz 12 Aug 2010

Bellissimo!!!!!!!!!

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by dixie 12 Aug 2010

Beautiful and what a lot of work but it certainly was worth the time

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you Dixie.

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by oaro 12 Aug 2010

great job very nice job

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by roslyn 12 Aug 2010

Congratulations Claire I really love this runner. A lot of work but well worth the effort

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thanks Ros. Hugs Claire

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by sandralochran 12 Aug 2010

Stunning

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by kanna 12 Aug 2010

Beautiful work!!!!!!!!!

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by castelyn 12 Aug 2010

Claire, this is stunning. Well done *4u Hus Yvonne

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you Yvonne.

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by kezza2sew 12 Aug 2010

STUNNING STUNNING STUNNING.
Breath taking indeed...love it 2 bitz clair.
Was this part of your challenge?

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thanks Kerry. I already had the table runner done before our challenge was determined so I decided to do the matching doily as my challenge. Cheers Claire

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by milou 11 Aug 2010

t'is is beautifull

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by noah 11 Aug 2010

WOW this is excellent!!!carolyn

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thanks Carolyn

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by lindalee757 11 Aug 2010

Absolutely beautiful Claire-love it! **linda**

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thanks Linda

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by sewingnonni 11 Aug 2010

I love this!!

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

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by gg2009 11 Aug 2010

Wow ... lovely. What a great job.

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you

shaarie by shaarie 31 May 2012

Es precioso y muy delicado.Felicidades.

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by shirlener88 11 Aug 2010

Clair, this is stunning - great job. That is alot of hours of work in this set.

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cuddlebear by cuddlebear 12 Aug 2010

Thank you Shirlene, yes the project spanned many many weeks with the pieces of lace being done in between other projects. Cheers Claire

shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Aug 2010

That is what I thought - lots of work and taking your time with it and breaking up your time also helps.

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