Another Wool Block

I was able to complete this 6" wool block for Marya.  We are in a Wool round robin together at CQI.  My friend Gerry K (olderrose) was visiting this week, and we got a lot of quality stitching time.  We also visited an antique mall, thrift stores, a home dec fabric store and a bead store.  But I'll save those pictures for my next post!!

Here's my work for Marya:

The flower is leftover dyed silk cocoon waste with a silk floss center.  I received a children's clothing catalog this week and in it noticed some cute flower stems that were just torn/wound fabric strips rolled over (I presume) cording. So that's how I did the stem and leaf of the big flower.  The dyed flower and button in the upper right corner were from my friend Donna Johnson, and that rattail cord echoes the twisty feel of the other flower stem.  The embroidery was all silk perle.  The flower vine on the left is made from leftover scraps of silk ribbon (1" or less) that were gathered and tacked on with thread.  The rest is pretty basic; the "leaves" of the bottom lavender flower are actually part of the same lace piece that the upper flower came from.   There are some seed beads in the floral vine for sparkle, but they aren't showing up in the picture.

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