Going Bigger For a While

It was only after photographing the pinned layers on the design wall

that I fell in love with the little colourful dots.

It sent my mind a wandering

Perhaps I should consider

combining some discharged pebbles 

and black walnut dyed linen

with

tiny colour filled dots.

Finally I have made a start on this piece

Two layers basted together

and first embroidery stitches have been made.

 It is very big for me

Bigger than I usually work

Perhaps that is why I seem to have found every excuse

in the book

to delay the start of stitching.

Though from pinning cloth together on the design wall

and the start of started

is always a long period of time for me.

I seem to need to absorb what the cloth is telling me

whether to go this way or that way

with colour and stitch.

Things need to percolate

before I get my grubby little hands on it!