Go Towards the Light

Purple has been the color of the week as I moved on to the border of Sunflower and Berries. I definitely got off to a slow and frustrating start. The slanted burden stitch is not a difficult one but the dark purple threads on a dark purple background add to the "burden" of stitching the border. These old eyes of mine just aren't up to dark threads on a dark background.

Once I realized that good lighting was going to be essential for me to be able to stitch this border, I moved my stitching to my office to take advantage of the late afternoon sun. It made all the difference for me. Between the bright, natural light and a my back-up stitching light, I finally started to see some progress on the border. Good thing my office is at home!

Now, it's three sides down and one to go. Hopefully I can wrap up this project this week. Once the border is finished all that remains are the ribbon petals on the sunflower. Maybe I can show you a finished piece next week!

I never get tired of looking at the stacked beads on the sunflower so here's one more picture of it in the late afternoon sun.

The latest little heart from Associated Talents was finished this week.

I liked the braided Memory Thread element. I had never thought about braiding it before now.

In the midst of my early week frustration with the purple border on Sunflower & Berries, I decided to put Kirk and Hamilton's Frog's Breath on the stretcher bars. I'm using a stitch guide by Amy Bunger.

I love the green ThreadWorx color that Amy chose for the bottle. I did have to laugh because of the black threads on the black background. There was just no escaping that scenario for me this week!

That's my news on the stitching front for this week. Hope you have a great week ahead!