So here we are again in update land I am trying to get at least 2 of these blocks done a week
I have finished making and binding all my diamond blocks so after they have all been embellished I can just sew the blocks together
I'm now in the process of adding lace, ribbon and what-not to each piece
before starting to embroider and embellish the individual pieces that will make up each 3 piece block
I Embroidered two Bullion Birds and a bird bath
with some fancy ferns made from curl of stem stitch
and lazy daisy stitches followed by
a seam made from 2 Cretin stitch and beads
This one is a bit plain (For me) >
I added a line (Lump?) of daisy chain stitches
to continue into the block, then added the spray over each bead cluster
I embroidered a feather stitch along the seam and layered the metal flower onto a lace flower and the fern is from a bigger piece of lace
Placed a bit of ribbon to the seam and a seam treatment of chevron stitch over that with lazy daisy and beads
On this piece I used a satin stitched Bird, was started on felt cut out and tacked onto an embroidered branch
with french knot hydrangeas which were embroidered separately on muslin
cut out turned under and tacked on. The leaves are silk ribbon and I'll finish the seam treatments with beads later
The Feather was embroidered with variegated silk thread in steam stitch I placed a bead at the top
The seam treatment above it is picked out in alternating button hole with lazy daisy and red glue on beads that I drilled a hole in and sewed on (After all I'm not a heathen!)
The feather stitch is laddered down the yellow seam and there is another bit of slanted button hoe below it I'll embellish those a bit more later
On this piece I ran out of thread for that alternating button hole stitch one or 2 stitches from the end and covered it up wit a bit of daisy lace there are rice shaped plastic pearl beads and yellow glass beads for embellishment
I completely covered the cretin stitch seam treatment with silk ribbon rosebuds and leaves and some glass flower beads
The other corner is a bit of lace and a piece of sequin embellished ribbon lace
the wings of the dragonfly were done separate on a bit of gauze with gold thread, they are my first attempt at stumpwork wings and not great but good enough for a first attempt I think. the rest of it are a real pearl and a glass button followed by fake plastic pearls.
I just didn't have the spoons for this last one, I threw a bunch of loose odds-n-ends at it, tacked it on and called it good enough.
And thats ok.
I figure I have 75 diamonds, making up 25 blocks.
I can fudge a few here and there, and not feel bad about it. Right?
I'm still working on that last bit.
It's all about giving yourself a little grace.
