WIPW - Shopping

Work In Progress Wednesday. It's a busy week, but I managed more than I had expected. However, 

Mandala

is slumbering. I have not done any work here.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Stitch Sampler

#338 Persian Border Stitch (light green with pink ribbon), #339 All-Over Stitch (silvery grey) and #340 Laced Buttonhole Stitch (electric green and ochre wool).

Hexablooms

20 blocks were joined into a long row, but they are not yet attached to the main flimsy.

The Baby Quilt

The pink baby quilt I completed in August was given to the baby. Here it is displayed next to the two quilts I made for the baby's mother and aunt when they were small.

The quilt was much appreciated, and I was asked if I could make a label for it, like I had done for the other two quilts.

So I set about 'writing' in #319 Split Back Stitch.

Shopping

One reason why I will not be able to complete the Sunbonnet Sue homework is that I have no white fabric left. So I had to go shopping. I also bought a section of toile to prepare another Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart, as the one I am using at the moment only has five empty spaces left.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision Stitches: 336 - 340

I have been, and will continue to be, busy. 

In my haste, I made two mistakes in some previous blog posts. The new stitches were called 329 and 330, but they are actually 339 and 340. The blog post titles have now been corrected.

The coming week will see me occupied with a lot of things other than stitching. The Sunbonnet Sue homework will have to wait for at least another week.

However, let's review the five most recent stitches. If you click on the title, you will be sent to the instructions page.

336 Shadow Stitch

A Closed Herringbone Stitch sewn on the reverse will give you two parallel lines of Back Stitch on the front. If you use, as you should, sheer fabric, you can see a shadowy pattern of swirls between the Backstitched lines.

337 Barred Witch Stitch

338 Persian Border Stitch

339 All-Over Stitch

340 Laced Buttonhole Stitch

Homework:

Make a Sunbonnet Sue motif with the five stitches. Try to have it done in two weeks.

Friday Homework for Lesson 340: Laced Buttonhole Stitch

 Oh, what fun one can have with a needle and a few strands of thread!

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth

WIPW - Beads or Stitching?

 It is time for the weekly Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Hexablooms

Thirteen blocks were added, mainly in the middle and on the lower left side of the quilt. 

Please compare:

Last week

This week

I also started making a pile of white hexagon blocks from that old bed sheet of my grandmother's.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Stitch Sampler

I'm catching up! Five stitches were added:

#332 Irregular Algerian Eyelet Star (yellow), #333 Damask Darning (mustard), #334 Pachis Work Filling Stitch (olive green), #335 Hungarian Braid Chain Stitch (greyish beige) and #336 Shadow Stitch (on the sheer fabric).

Mandala

Do you remember my dilemma with the Mandala's floral garland braid? It has yellow in it, a colour not found anywhere else in the Mandala.

I need to balance this with either beads or stitching elsewhere in the Mandala. The yellow in the garland braid is a rather sharp, lemon-yellow. I have no beads in such a yellow, but two kinds of thread, a rich, alas slightly warm, yellow Perle #5 and a thin rayon in sharp, icy yellow.

The second dilemma is the placement. I had a look at the Mandala to spot dark areas. The sections marked in yellow could do with some pizzazz.

Maybe I should use both beads and embroidery. Now, what stitch would look good?

Darning

I have a pair of summer socks that I like. One had a hole in it, and instead of tossing both away, I took to the old tradition of darning.

I feel happy to have saved my socks to be used again next summer.