Here's the "spider on a web" we did together using the same technique as the girl on a swing. My son did all the fabric choosing, cutting, placement and spider design - I just helped with ironing and sewing - he did a pretty good job I think!
Thanks to inspiration from the tutorial on Aneela's blog comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk - see post below for link thing.
If we did it again, I'd put the fusible web on some bits of fabric for the colourful collage - say 5" square of each fabric - and then cut into pieces for the mosaic/collage background. Then I'd lay them out and stick them to the background fabric. That way the collage pieces would adhere all the way to the edge. I found that my son cut the pieces very large so there were large amounts of unstuck collage which were a bit difficult to sew around as they moved a bit.
We did this using vlisofix - really old - and if I did again I would use steam a seam lite 2 as I much prefer its adhesion. I found that the combination of vlisofix and overlaping pieces led to a bit of fraying. But hey, that's part of its charm.
For those that haven't done raw edge applique before - for those that enjoy crafting with the kids with only a little sewing to do - this is a great project.
Laura x
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