Sunday, January 2, 2011

Jewels on Black and For the Birds

Here's the latest block I worked in the Jewels on Black round robin. This one belongs to Rita in Kansas. The butterfly lace motif is one I dyed at the retreat in October. I used size 8 perle cotton for most of the stitching, except for the yellow roses, which are size 5.

We're just beginning the For the Birds RR. I fussy-cut bird motifs out of the leftovers of my new kitchen curtains, then pieced around them using cream on cream cotton prints and a batik print. The plan (and yes, I do have one this time) is to make a smallish wall hanging for the kitchen or dining room.

5 comments:

Lauri said...

Januuuuuuuuuuuut
I have a small surprise I found for you in SLC. When do you work this week?

Debbie said...

Love your stitching Janet, always so neat & tidy..and I can"t wait to see the birds all gussied up with embellishments..very cute. Debbie (Maine)

Judy S. said...

Love those birds. Bet the curtains are great, too! Happy New Year!

Judy S. said...

Love those birds. Bet the curtains are great, too! Happy New Year!

Diane said...

Those little cast on roses are just too sweet on the Jewels block. The seams are lovely too, the whole block glows!