On That Note...

The buckle's coming along. Lots and lots of wrapped backstitch. I've not gotten any more comfortable with the instructions, despite being on the second page of four. Some things you have to hunt for because they're a line or two away from everything else and in small print.

Little Carnation

I made some progress this week - the flower is there. The diagonal part of the step is an odd stitch that she's having us use. It looks almost like a boxed half stitch. Not quite sure why we're using it. I'll have more done next week. I have to! I've got to go to the meeting on the twentieth with at least the first band done.

A New Block

this week. Jill already started embellishing it, and I need to do more. I'll be working on it today and see what I come up with. Melissa's decided she's making it into a tea cozy.

Working on the Road Again

This week I added Cobblefield Road back to my rotation. I get to do little circles with really slippery thread again! Actually, it looks really good, so I'm pleased. Since taking this picture, I've got half the jessica stitches done on this band. I've not dared to count how many there are.

Writing on the Cloth

It's amazing how much more I get done on a piece when it's the one I'm working on daily. This one is it. As you can see, I have the whole top braid done and most of the words done on this. By next week's picture, I'll be well into the second braid. Looks like I might have it done ahead of time.

Swirling a Bit

I -think- I'll finish this band in the next couple of weeks. Unlike band four, it has more negative space and less stitching. This means, although it's really wide, it's not as much stitching. The colors are coming along like I hoped, and I like the way the overall piece is coming together.

Over Halfway

I'm over halfway on this section! This time, I did filling in with greens and black, not much blue. It's still got quite a bit to go, but the light is there at the end. I also started the third section of the garden with the leftover ends from the colors used on the second. Since I'm using all silks in this, the threads feel soooo good.