A Quick Stitch

With one of the new, variegated spools of Sulky Petites thread I stitched another Wildfower Hearts piece from the Caron Collection.  I used 28ct white linen from my stash. It's about 4 1/2" square and will finish to 4 11/16". 

The diagram of the pattern isn't the best quality but I enlarged it to 150% which made it MUCH easier to read. 

I started in the centre with the Rhodes hearts. Around them is a double running stitch. Then did all the, what I call, 'filigree' stitches. I also really like doing the diagonal satin stitch with this thread. It fills in quite nicely and the variegation is evident yet subtle. I think 32ct would provide even better coverage for this thread. I think this is about the 4th or 5th one I've done. The centre part with the double running stitches and Rhodes hearts would also make a great, coordinating scissor fob.

The other specialty stitches are:

1. Rice stitch
2. Square Rhodes stitch over 6 threads
3. Circular Rhodes stitch over 8 threads.

This symmetrical, square piece will be made into yet another triangular scissor case. The only fabric I have on hand that would work with the colour is some whimsical Peanuts fabric (trust me, it is a pretty good colour match),

or plain white.

While rummaging through my fabric scraps, I came across the 15-sided, pulled thread biscornu I completed back in 2018 but never put the beads through the centre part. There were a couple of appropriate ones in my bead stash so I finally, after 7 years, I have fully, fully finished it.

The original pattern was designed by Kathrin Ellison of Gitta's. The instructions were available on her blog. I recall really enjoying the project and I think I substituted a couple of other pulled thread patterns. It was a SAL of hers from back in 2013. I was unsuccessful accessing it from her links just now.

As a result of all the browsing and shopping last week, my brain is running on crafty overdrive. I want to do All. The. Things. and am having trouble deciding what to focus on. I keep puttering away in my craft room and tackle little things here and there but it's still organized chaos.

July 30 is World Embroidery Day! Some of us from the Trillium Embroidery Guild will set up some chairs at Lakeview Park in Oshawa to knit in public. Fingers are crossed the weather will cooperate. Then some of us will be celebrating a couple of birthdays at a café in Bowmanville on Friday. I love having stitcherly events to look forward to in addition to my standing Monday morning stitch group.