Two Petals

It's coming along; I now have two petals done.  Still behind, but I'll eventually get it done.  After all, if I weren't behind, would I be in a stitchalong?

Pretty Pink Flowers

A couple of weeks ago, trees began blooming with these beautiful pink flowers that somewhat resemble passionflowers.  I've never seen their like before.  Does anyone know what they are?  The trees are covered in them now and they're gorgeous.  I'll try to get a picture of one of the trees in full bloom this weekend.

Lady and the Skirt

Still working on the skirt!

Starting Four More Squares

I've started four more squares on the Kaleidoscope Mandala. 

What a Yarn

Yesterday I showed you the remnants I bought at the Manos del Uruguay outlet.  Here's the yarn I bought.  The green I will crochet with; the blue is perfect for weaving.  In the lower picture, you can see the big bag of yarn I bought for about ten dollars.  Not a bad deal at all.

A Silky Round Robin

I don't know how it happened, but I am now in four simultaneous round robins.  This is a block from the third one to start, silk ribbon embroidery.  It's Diane M's block, and she put a picture of a cottage in Scotland in the middle of it.  I was the first one to work on it, and this is the third block of hers I've worked on this month.  She's in three round robins with me, and this was my month to do her block in all three.

Anyway, here's what I did:

I added a cherry branch to the upper left corner and then a rose swag below it.  I also added a ruched and rickracked seam treatment, some rose beads, and a bead trim.  I left the middle for someone else to play with, and it's now on its way to Australia.

Fabric Stash

A good friend showed me a new place to get stash last Thursday.  I'd been in the store before, but didn't realize there was an upstairs.  Upstairs is where they keep their remnants of clothing unmade, the very last of their clearance items, and their unused cotton and wool yarns.  This was one of my purchases.  It's a bag of remnants, mainly knitted fabrics.  I'm planning on incorporating several in my crazy quilting.  All the fabrics are either handknit or handwoven, and the whole bag was about eight dollars.  I think it was a really good deal.