Wrapping Cloth and April Block

Stitching has continued on my wrapping cloth pieces, and, after a class where Karen taught us how to do cutwork, I revisited piece #1 to make a little addition:






titivated with tatting

so piece #1 now looks finished, I think










Piece #2

rows of buttonhole stitch on a base of three threads created 'collars' that rolled back onto themselves, so seed beads were added to the final row

It seemed to create a sleeveless midriff blouse with a beaded lace collar and a beaded skirt!  How funny!

 a little cross-stitch and applique

more applique

cutwork with tatted titivations

wrapping cloth piece #2 progress

There's more cutwork and applique on the way  and lots more stitching planned for the seam treatments, too!

What fun!







CQJP- April Block

My naked block

      a lace rose

lace and French knots

add a little bit of seam embellishing, and April looks like this:




The snow is melting, and last night's rain helped speed the process, but now the driveway is wet, soft, and boggy. Every spring, sink holes appear during the thaw, then seem to fill back in once all the wet has drained. It means we're not able to drive on the driveway for a while: good thing I have lots of fun stitching to keep me occupied!

Hope you're having fun, too.






Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz