Another block has been finished for A Bountiful Life. This is Block #10: Ostrich Pair. I need to stitch in their eyes. When I look at the picture in the book of this block their eyes are light. I shall do the same.
Stitching with black thread on black material is not my favorite thing to stitch. I could only do it during the day. Even with the Ott light there was not enough light for me to stitch comfortably.
Now on to Block #11: Bird of Paradise. The block was traced today, materials will be picked tomorrow and then stitching begins.
As I write this, it is Saturday and we are grey, mist and rain. A Weather Storm Watch says we are to expect freezing rain overnight and sleet into tomorrow morning. Two daughters in Maine are under a Weather Storm Watch of up to six inches of snow today with the sleet, freezing rain on Sunday. Spring in New England.
Enjoy your threads. I am enjoying mine.
Linking to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.
The flowers are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThat is a fun block!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteHere on Long Island we had 70 degrees and sunny yesterday. Today it is 40s and cloudy. I know my daughter in Boston didn't get out of the 40s yesterday. The beginning of Spring always seems to bring crazy weather to the Northeast. Your ostrich block is so pretty. I agree that I can only work on black on black in bright sunlight.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful applique. We were in the 80's on Monday, then we spent the rest of the week in 70s and high 60s, today it is raining and 51.
ReplyDeleteOstriches and a bird of paradise, what interesting blocks you are stitching!
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