Red Bolero...Completed

I have decided that this is as far as I am going to go with this bolero. I added gold metallic thread around the binding, and down the stem of the stencil design, and I added red beads to the dots on the pattern. I was going to add more stencil to the back, but decided I'd rather move on. I have two ideas I want to try on the next bolero, or maybe, since it is already getting cooler here, a long-sleeved T-shirt. In the meantime, I have a riding costume to finish, and about fifteen archery targets to draw for a mounted archery competition coming up Oct. 5-7.

So, here are the last shots of The Red Bolero.

The red beads on the stencil dots are kinda hard to see, but show up okay outside in better light. These were just the color I happened to have on hand. You can also see the gold metallic thread, which shows up nicely, and really looks sharp outside. I love the way it looks, so will use more metallic thread in the future.

The back.

Me, posing out on the deck, the day I wore the bolero into town. Got many compliments, and when I told folks it was made out of recycled T-shirts, they were amazed. I love that.

 

The back view. And yeah, the design is a bit off center, but since it's on the back where I can't see it when I wear the bolero, I don't care. LOL Doncha just love my bright deck chairs?

Ta dahhh.... Now to move on to the next project.