More stitching

 

Long stitched concentric circles on rough 4-patch squares.  Hand stitching is very satisfying and therapeutic.  My mind is fixed on doing one motion, one direction, and no crossed lines.  Small scraps are transformed into interesting blocks.   Easily tucked in my bag for on-the-go stitching I can take anywhere.   When I get enough of them, I'll stitch them together.   For now, I'm enjoying the process of choosing scraps from my overflowing bag.  I also have a rainbow of threads to choose from to either contrast or match.  Lastly, the buttons.  Lots and lots of buttons.  

I blogged some time ago about my button box.  I actually have more than one button box, more than 3, no I have 5 tin button boxes.  Not tiny ones, those big ones that cookies or other goodies once held.    Maybe I will make a dent if I keep making these squares. Hearts, ornaments, and whatnot called for some buttons, but, I've also been incorporating buttons and beads in some of the landscape art quilts I made like this one.  My DS shot some videos while he was traveling in Amsterdam.  My interpretation depicts the amazing acres and acres of fields of tulips and wildflowers he saw.   It's an awe-inspiring sight.