Ideas all over

So the pillow top is almost done,

fusible hemming tape done, needs to be stitched down, then the back attached, stuffing. Done.

So I'm looking at another idea or ten.

One is this heavy cotton runner I forgot I had, motifs of various exotic things, which I'll work into some design, using the plain backing as a contrasting element.

And the other is this batch of habotai silk samples, just waiting to be turned into a kind of suncatcher, pieced and hung in a window to catch the light.

I'm thinking about clamshell shapes, as you see, a few templates cut out, but that might change.

I might end up, whatever shapes I use, backing it up with another piece of translucent silk, one of which I have,from way back, already hemmed. It dates back to a workshop I taught on freeform embroidery on silk. I dyed the pieces for the students, but this I left white..

I have a second set of samples in shades of white and black, too, so this can go on further, if I like the first try.

I like very much being able to find art materials all round that I'd hardly registered before.