New Growth

I chose a fine green corduroy backing for this piece - you can see it on the folded over corner - and added some heavier silk and cotton I've dyed to the front.

Firsts

After sewing silk ribbon over the outer raw edges of this cloth and adding a silk dupioni backing, I think it still needs something - more of a pronounced focal point - so I'm trying needle-turn applique for the first time with this orange blossom. A 'first' is in keeping with the theme of new flowers emerging.

Double the Pleasure

In choosing a backing fabric for the tablerunner, I was challenged to find a coordinating fabric large enough amongst my stash, but I did. I considered piecing together a backing from a few chunks of various fabrics, but I decided that I wanted it to be reversible and a single fabric would be nice. I didn't put a middle layer in because I want the runner to be flat and not puffy. It's finished like a pillow case and top-stitched around the edge, which you can just make out in the close up photo.