Posted By: Alyx on March 6th, 2012

I call this “Simple Four Crosses” because I use a simple 4 division and the ribbon and sequin pattern create 4 crosses on each side of the egg. This design is very versatile. I’ve made several Easter Eggs using this same basic
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Posted By: Alyx on August 19th, 2011

Last summer I started experimenting with Kimekomi and have since posted about 15 kimekomi designs. This week I decided to revisit my Six Petal Flower design.
Here is my original design:
You can find the instructions and a video for the original design here, or by visiting the archives page.
I made a few changes to the
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Posted By: Alyx on August 28th, 2010

Materials Used:
one 80mm smooth foam ball
solid dark red cotton fabric
red, black, etc. Japanese floral patterned cotton fabric
5mm gold sequins
gold ribbon
3/4 inch gold pins*
two pearl topped corsage pins
two gold filigree embellishments
glue
*purchased at Cartwright’s
Tools Needed:
ball point pen
drafting compass
tape measure
craft knife
tucking tool (I use a straight upholstery needle)
Directions:
Draw lines on foam ball dividing it into 6 equal sections.
Continue reading >>Red and Gold Striped, Sequined Kimekomi Ornament
Posted By: Alyx on August 22nd, 2010
Materials Used:
one 80mm smooth foam ball
blue, pink and white Japanese patterned cotton fabric
solid pink cotton fabric
solid blue cotton fabric
blue and silver cord
white and silver cord
light blue ribbon
3/4 inch silver pins
three pink pearl topped corsage pins
three large light blue sequins
Tools Needed:
ball point pen
drafting compass
tape measure
craft knife
tucking tool (I use a straight upholstery needle)
white out
Directions:
Draw lines
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Posted By: Alyx on July 10th, 2010
I’m not going to give you step by step details of how I made this since I don’t have rights to the design. However, you can figure out the basic concept from the video.
Making this kimekomi was interesting but difficult. Honestly, I was a little frustrated at one point. Especially when I
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