I wanted to move out of my comfort zone with this piece and although I found it hard I feel I have tried different techniques and achieved a different look to pieces 1 and 2.
Ideas
I started with a similar approach to the first two pieces but then cut the piece up, reassembled, and then added a bowl as a placement piece. To attach the bowl and add detail I added machine stitch.
Finished piece again with inspiration from the drawings of ‘Balance and harmony’. The original stitched piece having been cut up and reassembled.
I stuffed the edge of the bowl with wadding to create a 3d shape, emphasised by the flat stitched centre.Hand and machine stitching work well together to give a mended, well used, mended feel to the piece. The bowl retains its shape while the rest of the piece has a soft handle.