Embroidery 101 :: Block Six

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Block six is here already! Wow, I don’t know about you, but to me this Stitch & Quilt Along is just flying by…or maybe it’s because I got a little behind this last couple weeks…and literally just finished stitching my block {while watching the entire BBC mini-series of North & South on Netflix, and listening to Rhonda’s latest Podcast…}.

Anyway, I tried to make this block a little simpler to allow anyone who has fallen behind {like me!} to catch up a bit {I know that a lot of people have also been extra busy because of school starting back too!}. Download the PDF pattern here and the JPG image here.

Embroidery 101: Block Six

This block relies heavily on back stitch, but does also feature the Split Stitch and Coral Stitch from this week’s tutorials. I was going to make the basket pink, but apparently wasn’t paying attention to my own stitching, and did it orange instead…I really wish I had thought to add brown to our color pallet.

Embroidery 101: Block Six

For the flowers, I just back stitched circles and then added a French Knot to the centers, but you’re welcome to make your flower bundle whatever you’d like! Also, I found it easiest to stitch the flowers first, before the running stitch in the picnic blanket.

Embroidery 101: Block Six Stitch Diagram

I am also going to extend this linky {and the linky to block five!} so we can see everyone’s beautiful work. And if you post a photo of all six blocks you’ll be entered to win some new embroidery needles, a handmade needle case, and a little travel pouch…happy stitching!

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