Brinda's Block

Brinda's block arrived with wonderful stitching by Kim. I liked the larger scale she had used, and I love her creations.















First, I stitched a seam treatment to blend the two solid materials of the brown and orange and create a softer transition. I used two threads together so the colors would blend unevenly.
You can see the metal heart charm Kim added to her spider web.
oops, I took the pic with the heart upside down.

I began a second seam treatment with SRE in a soft golden tan, adding french knots in brown.

Following Kim's lead of curling green foliage, I began a stem and branches in  mixed threads of  holographic green, and a perle. I created three leaves with the woven picot stitch.

Because Kim's butterfly was big and bold, I felt something was needed on the narrow orange fabric that would match its weight visibly.

I decided to attempt a 3-D flower.
Not wanting to add another color, I chose a variation of the orange for a tone on tone effect.

Tatting a chain of fancy picot stitch in a variegated orange (  Lizbeth 'Falling Leaves', size 40 ) around beaded stamens, with a large orange bead in the center, the flower insides evolved.

It's hard to capture the color variations and thread clearly.

Woven picot stitch flower petals made with orange embroidery floss for a soft, slightly fuzzy texture.

 It looks a little bit like a chinese lantern, doesn't it?




I carried the orange further along this piece with the addition of two heart beads. This continues the heart theme Kim began with her metal charm.






see the tatted centipede?

a side view to show the dimensions

On the small tan and brown fabric, I added more tatted leaves of green, and french knots.


I added seed beads in all the block colors, and a crystal to the silk ribbon embroidered seam treatment.

Here's the block with my contributions:




To add a touch of whimsy, three tatted centipedes chase each other around the seams of the two fabric pieces I embellished.

This block was fun and fast. I sure hope Brinda likes it, and I can't wait to see what she adds to the final fabric piece!

It's flying to India!





Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz