One Big Butterfly

Last week, I showed you Candji's block in progress.  The bottom picture is after my work; the top is before.  The biggest thing I did was to cover over one of the large butterflies with embroidery.  Other things include a caterpiller, some ladybug ribbon, and a couple of premade butterflies from Uruguay.  I hope Candji likes the additions.

Leaves and Flowers

Slowly I am filling in this half of the row....

Gifted

Florine, a great friend and former temari student, gave me this temari when we went to see her a week ago.  It's beautiful, and she's even better than me at making temari now.  She's a natural.  Thanks, Florine!

Another In Progress Photo

I'm done with the basics on this, but since it's for an exchange, I want to bling it out a bit.  It looks a bit plain at the moment even though the pattern is spiffy.

Slooowwww

Being on holiday really slows down the stitching.  Here's a week's progress on Sweet Flowers.

More From Knots 'n' Needles

Truthfully, I went to the shop for some Kreinik silk serica that they didn't have.  I bought other stuff.  After all, how often do you find baseball cross stitch stuff?

Nautical Charms

I have plans for these...