I have made it a practice not to begin something new until I have completed the current project and most of the time I stick to that habit. I’m very glad that I broke from my routine and created Ginkgos in the Round. It was a very satisfying project which I think could yield a fun series.
It measures 12″ x 12″. I used a fat quarter of hand-dyed fabric and more than a full spool (164 yards to the spool) of 50-weight silk-finish cotton thread. And yes, I opened the spool for this project and had to go to the store to buy another spool to complete the thread painting.
A detail
You can read about my shaky beginning here.
This posting is linked to Off the Wall Fridays.
Beautiful and airy and a perfect piece for my link to your blog today.
Thanks Gurli! I’m looking forward to checking out your Blog Hop responses.
Beautiful — and I’m so glad you linked to the earlier post; life’s been busy and I hadn’t read it. Seeing the beginnings, reading of your experiences, and now seeing it finished is fascinating!
Thank you Cindi. I love the process of creating so I like to share the whole journey. I’m glad to hear it’s interesting to others as well.
Fantastic, do you do it with a small stitch on your machine.. or regular stitch.. beautiful!
Vivian, this is all free-motion and I don’t have a stitch regulator on my machine. Thanks for the kudos.
Love, love, love it! 🙂
Thank, thank, thank you!
Beautiful!
Thank you, Karen.
That is a really stunning piece Franki. I love ginkgo leaves and am patiently waiting for my little tree I planted 5 or 6 years ago to grow bigger. You did a beautiful job on this.
Thank you, Kay. I must admit, I never tire of the beautiful shapes of the leaves.
nice!!!
Thanks!
isn’t this lovely! What control. LeeAnna at not afraid of color
Thank you LeeAnna!
Difficult patterns to stitch!
I’ve created these leaves often enough that they go smoothly for me now. I just love their elegant shapes.