I guess it's kind of reverse collage isn't it?
I've made a copy of the page I wanted to use, traced the original dress, stitched it up & then cut away the dress from the magazine page to "frame" the embroidered piece.
I think that this idea would look wonderful if you used pattern envelopes or pages from vintage picture books.
Edit: Of course there are no new ideas. It seems that Doe C Doe has done it all before & really beautifully too. Just take a look here.
