For a while now I’ve been interested in vintage illustrations and their possibilities for embroidery design. I know I’ve mentioned this before, and I went into more detail in this month’s Bustle & Sew Magazine.
Of course if you’re planning to use vintage designs commercially, then being aware of copyright law and not breaching it is very important.
But these little happy owls are not going anywhere. No commercial use whatsoever…. they are for me, just for meeeee!!!! Which is allowed. But I thought I would show them to you and tell you about them as well. Aren’t they adorable? They’re from the cover of a 1960s book by Celestino Piatti, a Swiss illustrator, called “Happy Owls”
and they were just begging to be turned into applique. So I did. (turn them into applique). On a vintage linen panel, using lots of lovely textured fabrics from the sample books I acquired at a local interiors shop sale last autumn. And some machine “embroidery” too. (Not sure if you can really call it embroidery as it’s only straight stitching and zig zag, but it does sound very clever though).
Now all I need to do is find exactly the right place to put them!
They are wonderful!! I love them!! 🙂
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Such a cool idea – they look great!
Much love,
Kim
They are absolutely gorgeous – they are great
Julie xxxxxxxx
They look fab x
Gorgeous owls. I'm sure you will find the perfect home for them. I've blogged about a happy pair today too 🙂
A x
I love them and they came out great.
Your owls are better than the originals!
They are just fantabulous!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs Ted
I really love your applique owls – the colours and textures of the fabrics and stitching work beautifully. Helen x
Love these owls! They look a little angry to me, cute though. Great idea to turn them into applique!
j'adore cette illustration et les chouettes en général… j'ai un nouveau projet gratuit en cours sur mon blog si tu veux mais après, je ferai moi aussi des chouettes comme celles là. amitiés I love this illustration and owls in general … I have a new free project in progress on my blog if you want but then I will too owls like that. friendships