Bumbling Along in Stained Glass

Here is my latest project I have been stitching on! It's called Bumbling Along in Stained Glass, by Bear Paw Productions. It take a while to trace all the applique pieces, cut them, fuse them on, and stitch down all the bias but it is definitely worth the effort!


I was able to get all the fabric cut and then fused onto my background piece. I used one piece of fabric for all the flower petals; I just cut the petals out of different areas of the batik fabric.

Then I started fusing the black bias tape on with my Clover mini iron. The curves are the hardest part to fuse on; if it weren't for the bias stretch, they would never lay down flat without creating tucks!

I finished fusing the bias onto the bee! His antennas are tricky....the sharper curve, the trickery it gets! But they laid into place pretty well.


I moved onto the leaves and flowers. The leaves are finished and one flower is complete! That's where I had to stop...the metal rod of the mini iron is hot too and you should NOT press down on it with your fingers! Trust me...it is not fun, it burns like crazy!! I decided I needed to quit at this point. :(

So I have two more flowers to fuse bias onto and then stitch down the bias on both edges. There is a fabric border which creates a stained glass window effect which I will fuse on after I have the bee and flowers stitched.

Once I finish the fusing and stitching of the bias...it will be a breeze to finish! I made one like this two years ago for a class I taught. It was a few days before class and I had to have it finished, so I spent three long nights cutting, fusing and stitching. It was fun, but I decided the next time I did one, it would not be in that short amount of time!! :)