Chookshed Challenge update

 Rust was my challenge for June and I am very happy with what I achieved. Firstly I tea and rust dyed a small sampler that I started some time ago. It just needed a little more stitching before I dyed it. Here are the before and afterwards again.

And added on to my sample roll.

I then put together a small panel ( just over A4 size) and dyed that, again with rust and tea.

I dyed this piece flat along with some sheets of watercolour paper and am very happy with a couple of these. The one that I did with leaves is worth repeating I think.

I have now stitched into my flower panel adding some beads and lurex thread for sparkle, which of course does not show up in the picture!

And I have started stitching another sample piece using a few previously dyed pieces to see how they will turn out with extra dye.

So now, apart from finding a frame for my flower panel, I am finished with rust for a little while but hope to come back to it again soon.

Deana has pulled #5 for our July project and I am happy to say this is my hexagon project which I last worked on for the Chookshed Challenge last year. For those who do not know, for some years I swapped hexagon flowers once a month with a lovely group of ladies, mostly in Austraila but with one lady from the US. They were all yellow and I have started to sew them together with a blue pathway. This is where I am at  now. You can see the pile of yellow flowers waiting to be added.

You may remeber that in May I put together a small box of hexagons ready to start whenever #5 came up, so I am all set to go this evening when there is yet another football match!

Thank you Deana, I am looking forward to this - no hard thinking, just happy stitch!