Beryl's Under the Sea Round Robin Block

Here is the block I embellished for Beryl in the Under the Sea DYB Round Robin we are in together at CQI. I love the underwater theme so had a lot of fun with this block.

One of the first things I did was to build this crab from silk ribbon and silk buttonhole thread and gave him funny little pearl eyes. I added a few backstitch spider web stitches - not sure what they are signifying but they look like they would grow in the ocean! lol

I had this lovely varigated ribbgon with the gold edge and thought it would make great seaweed twisted and couched down loosely. There are three fish charms hiding amongst this growth.

I couldn`t resist adding one of Nicki Lee`s pieces of hand dyed lace, in this case a lovely yellow/green starfish. There is a piece of tatting just above that and between the crab and the starfish there are pieces of netting made with Detached Buttonhole Stitch and Netting Stitch. I added several larger beads that reminded me of the old glass fishing floats.

I used some novelty yarn in blue/purple blend and couched it down to make some more seaweed. If you look carefully you can see a purple glass fish bead hiding there. I built some more seaweed with Feather Stitch, String of Pearls Stitch, and Maidenhair Stitch.

I loved working on this block and I hope Beryl will like it.

Comments

Barb said…

Oh wow....love it!!

January 12, 2011 at 4:43 PM

FredaB said…

Beautiful block Kerry. She will just love it.

Hugs

FredaB

January 13, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Debbie said…

Kerry this block is gorgeous! I am really starting to like the UTS theme. I thought it funny that Cathy K. commented and said your crab was a lobster!!! She needs to come to Maine so I can show her what a lobster looks like!!! Debbie (Maine)

January 14, 2011 at 11:53 AM

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