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SCQ Block One

Last night I finished the first block for my silk crazy quilt:

I've made plenty of mistakes. I caught the tip of my needles in the silk patches multiple times and snagged them -- one I actually ripped and had to cover with the lace peacock. Silk also frays easily, which I discovered when my seams started popping. But I learned a lot about what not to do while stitching and beading silk.

I probably went a little overboard on the beading, but I was testing out a couple of ideas on how to enhance my rather basic embroidery stitching.

I figured out new ways to bead cretan and feather stitches, which was fun, and played with different threads.

Happy to have the first block done. It has been rather intense, so I'm taking the rest of January to do some other things and give myself a break from the project.

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nightsmusic said…
Just lovely! And I think it turned out great for having not worked with the silk much. The ribbon embroidery is very pretty. I have to admit, I'm a sucker for lots of beads and such.
January 20, 2020 at 7:29 AM
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