Susan: CQJP2016 for February

Even if I do say so myself, this turned out cute. Getting this done was a big thing. The bird is from one of Jenny's designs and the rest I sketched in and then stitched.

 


The bird body is in outline stitch, and the rest of the block is in backstitch.

Seams 13-16 are here, worked from the center to each side, starting with the blue lazy daisy embellishments on the Y stitches. That was close to the Val Bothell Stitch 123, only I embellished more. #14 was inspired by Stitch #122, though mine finished completely differently, because of the space I had.

To the right side, I was inspired by Stitch #151 and, to the left, by Stitch #170. Two triangle areas to go and February's block is finished.

Sorry, Judy, next week the full, finished block.