Velvet Night Garden

Finished my velvet piece in time to show at our Tote & Gloat show tomorrow. Click on any photo to see more details.
Have a look at how this project started here, then I added foils here, so began the next stage with this

Since last time I have just added some black misty fuse with a few wee stars and bronze glitter to add to the night sky feel.

Next step was to audition different colours of organza overlays. Amazing what different looks they give to the piece.

Bronze

Silver

Cerise Pink

Black

Lime Green

Comparing silver and black

I think Angie often uses black, but my choice was the silver in the end - I like the sparkle...and so to stitch.

I stitched with metallic threads mainly in the bobbin. If you outline quilt in black first from the top, you can easily see where you are going from the back. Of course there is still an element of surprise when you turn it over.

Last step was to trim the organza away from the background. This the finished piece before being framed.

Hope you have a fun weekend.