Update on Circles Cloth...

Ger and Kaite suggested that the brown velvet was not right for this piece and that I should stick with the blue and white. I agreed and have added a different fabric to the left side of the piece. I plan on embroidering some of the circles in this two tone beige fabric with different shades of blue to bring the piece together. There's a little sample of the fabric in the upper left corner with some colored circles. Keep the criticisms and comments coming. You are all so helpful and I need lots of help...

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More on circles cloth...

I've been adding to the circles cloth and taking away and adding... you get the message. Hard to decide in which direction to go. I did some weaving on the right with ikat fabric and found a velvet bit that I had found at the Houston quilt show a few years ago. It's just sitting there now until I decide if I like it well enough to stitch it down. I do have some pieces to still add and lots of stitching planned. All comments and criticisms welcome.

Circles from loose weave blanket...

A few days ago I posted a great find from the thrift store. I had cut some circles from the blanket and have done some applique onto a linen napkin. The circles did not turn out the size I hoped for so I did some chain stitching around each one to make them uniform and to give them depth and dimension. I'm happy with the way they turned out and now I have to decide what to do next. I have a couple of ideas that I'm playing with so will be testing out different stitches. Click on the pictures for a close up view.