Shutters And Leaves

I worked all in green this session.  Green shutters and green leaves got progress.  Slow going still, though.  On  the other hand, I'm within twenty columns of the end of the page and the end of this house!

Wearable Bobbin Lace!

At the Bayeux medieval festival we bought a lot of stuff.  What can I say?  It was interesting and unique.  This piece I'm especially proud to own.  It's a bobbin lace collar necklace and it's gorgeous and handmade.  It was also very inexpensive for what it is.  I love it!

Halved

I am now officially at the halfway point of my snowflake.  It's all progress from here.

Practice Start

Just fooling around a bit with an all over design.  Got three of the eight triangles done so far.

Step Block Home

 I received my step block home and have to admit to some disappointment.  The light colored butterfly patch has absolutely no stitching on it despite being nearly a quarter of the block.  In fact, the block looks somewhat bare overall.  Looks like I'm going to add more embellishment.  I'm not disappointed with the actual work; I'm disappointed with the amount of work.  Maybe I should just stop sending blocks off to round robins.  

When In Bayeux....

 Embroider!  So I bought these kits from Bayeux Broderie while at the medieval festival.  They will start into my rotation very soon.  Two are traditional from the tapestry, and one is modern.

Last Of The Step Blocks

 I was the last person to work on Shelley's step block.  The top picture is how I got it.  The bottom shows what I added.  There wasn't too much to add.  I basically put beads in some of the seams, added a charm (which is flipped over in the photo, and added some definition to the roses in the middle.  I hope Shelley's received it by now.