Name Plaques for Sweet Little Girls

My project this week was one that I had intended to make almost three years ago.  I finally got to it  this week.

 

I wrote out the names of two sweet little girls, who are just turning three, and embroidered them with three strands of DMC floss using a backstitch.  I combined one strand of three different colors for the embroidery.  This is a great take-along project you can pick up when you get a minute.  I added a couple of "flowers" to the embroidery and was ready to add the fabric border.

The fabric used in this case was used by Mary, a family member, to make the girls quilts when they were just babies.  I had planned to make these for them back then so I had asked for scraps from the quilt and Mary brought them to me, about 3 years ago.

Embroidery finished  and fabric squares ready to sew on

I used iron on fleece for backing on the embroidery

It gives it a "quilted" look and helps to keep embroidery thread in back from showing through

Here is the project ready for framing

Frames purchased at a garage sale and beautifully painted by my husband.

Here are the sweet three year old girls holding their pictures.

 
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