Poinsettia Basket !!!

This little basket was a challenge in our sewing group. We had to make the basket and decorate it.  I decided to make a 3D Poinsettia. This was another machine embroidery design I had bought and never used.  All the leaves were stitched out on water solouble stabilizer.  After all the leaves where washed and dry, I put it together as a free standing flower and stitched it onto the basket.  I was really happy the way the poinsettia turned out.

                                         The finished leaves before the flower was put together
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