I made good progress embroidering the linen quilt this week, and in the process tried two new-to-me ways to use herringbone and lazy daisy stitches. I even got a little laugh from my needlework.
My first attempt to stitch sunflowers in a cameo surrounded by blanket stitched bricks resulted in something that looks instead like the disembodied head of a smirking, unibrowed googly-eyed Muppet (and yes, once I say that you can't ever unsee it.) But how perfectly wonderful an accident, right? I'll always smile when I look at that patch.
Using herringbone stitch as a way to fill in long, thin leaves was a revelation, and an elegant new technique to add to my repertoire. I'll use this technique a lot in the future (I've also written a post just about this patch that will publish later on this week.)
I've also completed the very center patches on the quilt from one side to the other, so I'm pleased with my progress.
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