The bottom picture was Maria's, who had asked for turquoise. I was soooooo far out of my comfort zone with these colours as I usually like either old Victorian colours or bright zingy colours toned down with black. I had heaps of fun trying to match the colours in the old postcard, adding vintage buttons and a gold crucifix charm, beads and sequins. The three flowers on the bottom left were stitched from threads unpicked from a rayon crocheted cardigan (Mary spent hours unpicking that jumper while I was visiting her in Mollymook last October) but the flowers, worked in rows of stem stitch, turned out just right for that corner.
Viv,I too have to "think" when I am working with colors out of my comfort zone, but I enjoy the challenge. I always gravitate toward the purples and greens when I go to start a new project. I catch myself and purposely refuse to use purple sometimes. As you can gather from my work, it is a rare occasion to not use purple. Ellen Anne Eddy told me we all have a color group we can call our own and we should accept that. I have accepted it. Your work is is scrumptious!
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