 When I made the block on the left I put a large white lace motif on it…As I got more blocks up on the wall I realized that the motif was sticking out like a sore thumb, I used the white lace on the block beside it in a attempt to draw attention away from itbut it didn’t work…my next option was to use fabric dyes and a paint brush to add colour to it, I think that would have worked but when I decided that I wanted to put the clothsline across the green patchs then the white motif just had to go to make room…when I removed it I tried to find a smaller coloured lace motif to replace it but in the end I went with the simplicity of matching the beads and filling in the gaps that had been under the motif.
I ironed the seam opened because they sit flatter and took the extra time to tack them back with a herringbone stitch so that they don’t get caught up when I am embroidering over them.
on the upper part of the join seam I have done coral stitch with silk ribbon which is what I will do on most of the joins, the fine line of coral stitch done with the silk ribbon is just enough for the seam to be covered but not so much that it will compete with the embroidery on the blocks.
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