Time just seems to fly. It has been one month today that I posted the first picture of the Flower Diamonds color palette. I was able to get back to stitching about a week ago and the threads have changed a little, but not as much as generally happens. I have eliminated a few hand-dyed threads with multiple strong colors...too busy for this design... but have added two muted over-dyes. Also eliminated are a few shiny metallics.
There has been a little "unstitching"to get to this point. No matter how much planning I do, the threads just have to be stitched to see exactly how they interact.
I'll try to take a picture again in about a week to show progress. As you might have guessed, I am working to complete the center element and then extending to the element on either side with some variations of color on each. This method of moving back and forth between the areas of the design generally works well for me.
Just a note about what this design is going to be: It can either be a long skinny pillow...such as a back/lumar pillow or as I have planned.....a neck roll pillow with added floral or striped fabric at the ends.
