I continued quilting my round robin quilt this week, finishing the orange and green spiky sections and starting on the next border. I am still undecided about what to quilt in the wide blue sections. I will wait until inspiration strikes to do this part.
I watched the next Moon Trees lesson on the Thread House Academy with Jo Avery and then added the. running stitch embroidery around my tree branches, as she suggested. I have fabrics picked out for 8 more blocks and will work away on them over the next while. I used pearl cotton for this stitching, green on the gold tree and a variegated gold thread on the print tree. I'm looking forward to making the next tree block with interweaving branches.
The Rainbow Scrap challenge colour for August is yellow. I cut out and sewed my circle block today. Only one more block to make before I can put this quilt together. As you can see in the second picture below, it will be medium blue.
I pulled out my cross stitch this week too and added the top stitching on the windmill and some of the beads. The kit included a very fine needle to use for the beading. I still have more beading to do. The beads are really tiny!
I am making a bird coin pouch --this was one of the taster weekend projects for the Thread House Academy. I have completed the embroidery and now I just have to put it together. There is a zipper to add first. It doesn't look hard to do in her video. You can see I was sewing in the car. We went on a date day earlier this week and I stitched on the way to our destination and on the way home as well.
I have a variety of coleus plants in my patio pots this year. Such interesting foliage in lots of different colour combinations.
We went to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton on Wednesday. We saw lots of beautiful flowers and several garden critters, including this bunny which was doing its best to hide from view.
They have a special display of brightly coloured garden sculptures this summer.
As you know, I like to take reflection pictures.
I will link up with Kathy and the slow stitchers, Angela and the RSC bloggers and Frederique as well.
You've had a busy week, Gail! Your yellow circle block looks great - you must sew those quickly! I love those coleus- I had no idea there were so many different colors of them. Looks like an interesting day at the botanic garden, too. Beautiful art there!
ReplyDeleteWonderful collection of stitching this week! Your yellow block is yummy! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are working on such lovely projects. Reflection photos are probably not easy to do, waiting for nice calm weather. Yours turned out great.
ReplyDeleteThe beads on your cross stitch look lovely. Those sculptures in the gardens are interesting. I too like a reflection photo!! I'm loving your moon trees colour combination. Are you planning on making them all the same size? Sarah quiltingbythesea
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous design in that reflection photo, almost like quilt blocks. Wonderful stitching going on.
ReplyDeleteWe were at RBG two weeks ago. What a treat to see all the sculptures!
ReplyDeletecould you give me a link to the kind of perle cotton you use for quilting? is it number #12 or thicker - it looks thicker than the one I use and what kind of needle do you use with that?
ReplyDeleteI love your projects. That little bird pouch is so pretty. Your coleus is fantastic. I don't know why I didn't buy any this year. The garden photos are wonderful. I love seeing scuptures in a garden setting.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a cross stitch quite like that one...and I really adore it. The details of that windmill is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have always wondered about the beading process with cross stitch. Your stitch is so pretty. Your coleus is gorgeous. Seeing all of the different colors makes me want to collect the different varieties. It is one of my favorite plants. Have a lovely week. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coleus plants... have you ever used them for color inspiration on a quilt? Your counted cross stitch is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love the colorful Coleus. How did you get the picture of the butterfly ,it's complete.
ReplyDeleteMine usually only have 1/2 of one wing.
Love your Moon Trees! You are doing a great job appliqueing them down. I think of coleus plants like caladiums -- both love shade and both have so many different looks with the greens, pinks, & whites. Finn always looks like he's enjoying life!
ReplyDeleteYour stitches are so neat! I am aspiring to be a neater hand quilter.
ReplyDeleteI just can't stop scrolling :-))) You make such lovely things, and your little dog is so cute :-)
ReplyDeleteBest regards, Viola