blue is the color lately...

The scrim smocking piece is finished. Did a bit of free motion stitching on the scrim to give a lace like frame and backed it with some blue hand dyed cotton.

scrim smocking    6" square

And doing a bit of crocheting...

a necklace that will have some pearl beads added at the bottom

scrim smocking...

slow going and very fiddly but has possibilities. I'm thinking 'scrim weaving' as well...

creating a smocking pattern on scrim

A quilting friend gave me a section of her Apaloosa plant. I haven't been able to find much info online other than an Apaloosa bean plant which this is not. My friend says it is very invasive and can't be purchased. Anybody know anything more about this plant. I expect to put it in a pot.

Apaloosa plant

And since quite a few of you have asked if scrim is the same as cheesecloth, I'm posting a picture of both. Scrim has a much finer weave and comes in beige and bleached white. It is sold in fabric stores. Cheesecloth has a very loose weave and is generally sold in the supermarket or the craft stores in packages as it is used in food preparation.

I love using both in making lace with needle and thread.