I’ve had this locker hooked design in my head for a long time. Actually, the design I’ve had in mind is larger and more complex, but I wanted to give this a try to see how it would turn out, so I created something a little smaller. This Floral Medallion measures 14 1/2″ in diameter. I locker hooked it with the ruched frames technique using the Color Crazy fabric strips in some of my favorite colors: Deep Indigo, Caribbean Teal, Copper, Tomato Red and Avocado. I don’t think the photos do it justice because the colors are super rich in real life. What’s different about this? Well, I wanted to try cutouts and it worked. I’m loving this piece. I can’t wait to try some more designs with this technique. You can use this design as a trivet, an interesting accent on a table or credenza, or even as wall art. They would certainly add a unique touch as chargers for a table setting.
![Color Crazy Floral Medallion Locker Hooked with Ruched Frames Floral Medallion Locker Hooked with Ruched Frames](http://www.gocolorcrazy.com/wp-content/uploads/color_crazy_locker_hooked_floral_medallion_blog.jpg)
Here’s the hand drawn design with the finished framed piece on 5-Mesh canvas. Edges were secured with a waterproof adhesive (my favorite is Quick Grip).
![Hand sketched design that is symmetrical and framed canvas.](http://www.gocolorcrazy.com/wp-content/uploads/color_crazy_locker_hooked_floral_medallion_framed_blog.jpg)
Here’s the locker hooked frames ready for the ruched padding and stitching. This ruched frames technique is featured in the Locking Loops book.
![The floral medallion with locker hooked frames ready for the ruched stitching.](http://www.gocolorcrazy.com/wp-content/uploads/color_crazy_locker_hooked_frame_floral_medallion_blog.jpg)
Once you have the design frames locker hooked, stitching on the padding and ruched stitching goes by quickly. It definitely gives it a quilted look in a cut-out design. Try doing this by tracing one of your favorite designs.