This one is so elegant, IMHO.

While fiddling with this pic before putting it up I noticed a very tiny bit of stitching on the far left hand leaf, left hand side – OMG – a microscopic mend, to cover an inadvertent slip of the scissors, I imagine. Absolutely sharp scissors are needed to cut away the fbric behind the stitchery after it is done, but you also need to hold your breath, or get your facial expression right while doing it. Accidents are easy to have if you are weary or interrupted in this kind of work, and if this was a little slip of a snip, I can imagine the maker being very pissed off, especially if she was being paid piecework rates. She may have held her breath and hoped the supervisor didn’t notice. Or perhaps this piece was a reject, for this reason.

So then I went back and looked at the others I bought the same day – but couldn’t find mends on any of them.

Today I will be starting quilting on a piece which has a lot of leather applique, and will post a pic tomorrow. There, that’s commitment. A house guest for a few days arrived yesterday declaring that while her husband has business today, she herself would love the chance to just curl up with a book and have a quiet day … bewdie, Marilyn.