On the onlist Petitpointers group, Larry Marshall made those who were interested, these little caskets. We petitpointed the pattern in Annelle Ferguson's needlework book. The pattern had to be adapted because this casket was a different size than the one in the book. So, I adapted the pattern on 48 count silk gauze. The covered the casket with the petitpointed pieces, and covered the edges of trim. It was a fiddledy-type project. But, I finally got it finished. It is a total of 1-1/4" tall. I put a shiny metal mirror-type paper on the inside of the lid. I'm not very happy with some of the design being skewed, but, what the heck, it's finished!
Front of Casket with Doors Closed
Front of Casket with Doors Open
Side 2 of the casket.
Side 1 of the casket.
Top of Casket.
Pictue of me holding the casket.
I started stitching thecasket on 60 count and I thought the design would be too small on the casket, so I abandoned the pieces I had stitched. After I had finished the casket, I took the pieces I had stitched on the 60 count to Chicago and found a little box that was the perfect size (it is a cigar box) and I attached my stitched pieces to it. Here it is.
The peacock pattern is a Sharon Garmize pattern in Annelle Ferguson's Book Traditional Needlepoint in Miniature.
The pillows below are a Hollyhock pillow from Missy Bolen, the cats pillow is a pattern by Shelly Hawley-Yan from American Miniaturist, and the dog pillow is a kit from Patricia Richards.
