Progress on 1 Year of Stitches in the month of March

   A teaching assignment in Odisha took me away from the Blue Mountains for a good three weeks. 

I carried the 1 Year of Stitches with me.

   

 At the beginning of March here is what the twelve inch circle looked like.

 7th March.2017

 15th March 2017.

 16th March 2017.

20th March 2017.
I seem to have come to a creative standstill. Only adding little Algerian eye flowers and Lazy Daisy leaves.
Didn't get a chance to update my blog all that time I was away.
How did March treat you? The teaching assignment went well and I spent a week with family, celebrating my mother's 80th birthday with a thanksgiving prayer and lunch.

Applique

At the Tilonia bazaar last week I bought this gorgeous applique bedspread.

Skillfully made by women artisans in the Barmer region of Rajasthan.The Algerian Eye stitch which looks like little stars are sprinkled all over the bedspread. Each bouquet of flowers with a zig zag border must have been made by different artisans because the density of the Algerian Eye Stitch varies from square to square.
                
Then I saw these cushion covers and I had to have them as well.

I picked a camel and a horse.There were elephants and peacocks but I couldn't find any as beautifully made as these two. Next time I'll go on the first day.   

Starting this week I'm going to be teaching Indian embroidery to an evening class and applique will be one of the topics dealt with so these cushion covers will come in  as handy examples. The bedspread will be too bulky to carry.

Have a good week.  

TAST - Algerian Eye Stitch

As promised here is my page for Algerian Eye Stitch. I now have three double spreads done so next week I'll start assembling the pages together. 6 stitches done, 46 more to go.

This weekend its to the jungle. I hope we'll be lucky enough to sight a Tiger.We're going with friends who are wildlife enthusiasts.Have a great weekend.