In Stitches

When we left off I was finishing up with the last bits of the small iris prints.

Then a few tulip prints crept into the mix:

And got a bit of the postage stamp treatment:

Then I carted them upstairs to the sewing machine to see if my idea from the last post to add stitching had any merit. First, I gave blind stitching (no thread in the needle) a go. On the amber background the lines of tiny holes really didn't show. You might be able to just spot them in the photo below. So then I tried with black thread. Ugh... too heavy and busy.

But the stitching itself was enjoyable. Fooling around on some scrap cardstock, I got this:

Now, to me, this has possibilities. Not sure where it will lead but I have a tickle of an idea -- stitching over a monotype background perhaps? I love the landscape aspect I'm seeing in the stitch lines. This is how it looked with thread:

Hills! Right? And how about a big winter moon?

Two weeks ago I started with a file folder of iris prints and this is where it took me! I have no idea where this will lead. It could even fizzle to nothing as many notions do. But the journey is so engaging! I'll meet up with you at the next bend in the road. See you soon!