snowing lightly this morning. i was inspired by a few frosty flakes/earth stars that sort of settled on all the dried out brush and flowers out side the window. nice to have a little house to keep warm in with windows to watch from.
indigo makes such a nice backdrop for simple stitching. i used a very pale blue instead of pure white to add some chill to the flake. the block had already been quilted with that two color double thread technique, which on the dark blue adds a nice bit of random fleck because the dark color blends with the background.
the embroidery was done freehand (on a train) so it is a little rough, but i like the crudeness of the stitch (split backstitch) and the crookedness of the line against the symmetry of the design. 
