Inlay Appliqué – Counterchange Sample 1

So I’d prepared my squares and tried out some insertion stitches.  Now was the time to have a go at inlay appliqué!
I took two different colour squares and cut out the exact same swirly star shape from them and swapped them over (a yellow star into the blue square and the blue star into the yellow square).
Image 1 - Here’s square number one using a simple insertion stitch:
Image 2 – Close up showing the texture of the felt yellow star next to the organza-covered surface:
Image 3 – it got a little tricky stitching when beads were in the way!:
Image 4 – Here’s the other square with the blue star inside again using simple insertion stitch:
Image 5 – I picked out a few of the stars on the yellow square and added little running stitches for interest:
Image 6 – Those pesky beads made things a little awkward at the edge…:
Image 7 – Another close up because I love close ups!
Image 8 – There’s a little gap in the point there but careful manipulation of the fabric ‘into the hole’ minimises the effect: