BLOCK 5 CONTINUES

Another close-up of some bullions surrounded with a detached chain.

DARK DUSTY 5

This is a section of my fifth block in this series.  I've played with French knots with 4 mm hand dyed silk ribbon.

STUDIO ORGANIZATION

 I've been keeping busy purging and re-organizing my re-designed studio space.  I have a collection of fibers that I use infrequently and felt I needed more drawer space for other purposes.  My solution was to wind the fibers in balls and store them in a cannister jar.  They look nice and function well.  I used a corsage pin to hold the balls together. 

This is how they looked before - much better solution now! Bonus, I now have an "empty" drawer which I suspect will be filled very soon. Enjoy your weekend.

GARDEN

June is the month for roses and mine are in full bloom.  This is just one of the many lovelies in the garden.   What's in your garden?

SEAM BINDING

I've had a very busy last week.  Sadly not much stitching or dyeing accomplished.   My studio is a renovation zone!  It has been a long time coming but I decided to take the plunge and re-do my space to provide better storage.  I've been purging like crazy so a craft/garage sale will be in the not too distant future.  
Several weeks back when I was dyeing I threw in some seam binding.  I am delighted with the results above.  I will be using these for some ribbon work in the fall.

BLOCK 4 FINAL

This is the final result of block 4!  Since the top was quite heavily stitched with the background applique I decided to keep the other stitching on the block somewhat simpler.  Believe me, it will make sense when you see them all together.  I have actually started sewing them together in rows and adding bits and pieces.   Yes, it is coming along....