Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Darlene's Asian RR

Here is Darlene's Nekid Asian RR block.  It is another of the Round Robins organized by CQI.  I am the first in the RR to work on this wonderful blue block inspired by a willow pattern plate.  I love blue so this was a delight for me to work on and I have a nice selection of blue threads and beads in my stash.  I began with a patch of Edmar Frost feather stitches and added a couple of lazy daisies to each stem.  Then I added two rows of herringbone with sequins and beads in the spaces.  After that, three fans in different shades of blue Edmar Frost, mostly lazy daisy and beadingNext came a white bullion chrysanthimum with clear bead leaves and navy stems.  And finally a row of buttonhole with a pearl in each space.  The final photo is a of all my work on Darlene's block.








3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your work on Darlene's block is beautiful. My favorite is the white bullion chrysanthemum, but all the work is very nice. Such pretty blues. Very nice!!!


Ann Flowers
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Anonymous said...

I love the look of that block just bare. What you added really enhances it.

NickiLee said...

Beuatiful work Diane! I can't wait to see it up close and personal and know I will enjoy working on it - after all, it is my favorite color - Blue. I'm sitting here working yours - very pretty block and fun to embellish.