My “studio” for today…

the perfect Spring day, bird-song and this glorious view from the verandah, make a pretty wonderful "sewing studio" for the afternoon.



Too often, I take these beautiful foothills for granted.

Today I am thankful for the simple things…
As long as I'm able to cross something (or things) off the list at the end of the day… I reckon I'm making progress. There's been a little pattern writing, design tweaking, late night fabric selecting, umming and ahhing, reselecting and a lot of stitching.
Which means I can now show you the third and final "faux doily" for my project. All stitched and ready…

Satin stitch fills each leaf… adding just a hint of dimension and some detail to catch the light.

I wanted the third design to offer a contrast to the other 2 doilies (found here and here).
After lots of sketching, I decided on quite a "pointy" embroidered edge, combined with the overall shape of a "rounded-diamond".

Well, there have certainly been a lot of previews to this new One Day In May design… and this last little photo is the final sneak peek.

I've enjoyed sharing the creative process with you and am almost ready to put the whole lot together. I can hardly wait to show you the finished project. It will be my very first…..
You didn't really think I would tell, did you? ; )
It won't be long I promise.
Until then,
Melissa  x