Easter Walk

We had a lovely Easter weekend and walked down to the local park on Sunday afternoon.

there is still a bit of snow here and there

I could hear the water rumbling and went to investigate

swirling and frothing

bouncing over boulders

this ice is still thick along the banks of the river

the pond wears a layer of ice, too

it was a little windy, so we returned home for a hot tea










A little stitching was accomplished over the last week:

a few more leaves and roses

on wrapping cloth piece #12, I added stitching to the rose and leaf pattern on the fabric

a row of bullions and french knots

and a few more long bullions

This piece is now finished!

wrapping cloth piece #13 is awaiting thread and needle







Hope everyone had a Happy Easter.

May you have a creative week ahead.

Hugs from Suz
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz

Easter Walk and Stitching

Hi everyone. Hope you all had a nice Easter. Sunday was a pleasant day, and we all went walking in the local park.

The creek is running a little high and rough after the snow melt and the rain

 I am fascinated with the look of water as it rumbles along, roiling over rocks

foaming, bubbling, churning

reflecting the colours around it

creating fabulous layers of dipping sediment,

thick foam

always moving, gurgling

and sometimes roaring

cascading over boulders, gathering broken bits and damming them together

 the covered bridge witnessing the flow

and the peaceful, reflective surface of the pond

tree roots reaching outwards. I like how they look.

we walked around the pond and headed home for tea and a game of bid euchre........











Even with the holiday I managed to get some stitching done.

 I'm really pleased with my "Umbrella & Flowers".



The Embroidery Guild made $920.00 from their sale table to donate to charity. WooHoo!







 

On my wrapping cloth piece #11, I secured this corner of an old hanky with french knots and cast-on rings.

The bullions along the gathered lace morphed into cast-on circles, and french knots were added at intervals to create little pockets along the billowing lace.

piece #11 has lots more french knots added, too

ooops, there's a hole!

I wonder what's going to happen there?

 bullioned and french knot snowflakes are appearing on the Christmas tree skirt

wee red snowflakes

 french knots to secure the trims

and the skirt is still not filled with enough snowflakes......yet

I have decided to add red snowflakes as well as the white, so more wee and large ones will be tumbling down the skirt

I hope to have this 1st quarter finished by the end of April.


Hope you've had a good stitching week.

Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz