Sweet Cherries!

I stitched this flour sack towel in the hospital while Nick was having surgery. It was a wonderful distraction and turned out surprisingly decent considering my anxiety level.

Flour sack towels are about as thin and flimsy as baby onesies, so a stabilizer was once again essential. It gives the fabric some strength and helps keep it firm, which ensures nice, clean stitching.

This was also my first attempt at satin stitching. Satin stitching is simply a way to fill in an area with solid lines. Though you could use any stitch to fill in an area, satin stitching is typically the quickest and easiest way.

I am finding there are several schools of thought on satin stitching. Outlining or no outlining, padding, etc. But I think it really boils down to personal preference. I felt like outlining here, but the urge may strike me to stitch sans-outlining some day. I'm incredibly unpredictable.

I couldn't tell you why, but I took enormous pleasure in stitching this word. Maybe it's the whimsical font or the gratifying girliness of the hot pink thread. It just looks like candy!

I am a simple creature.