Slow Stitching - floral squares for my pink and green quilt

I have had sometime in the last week to work on my floral squares for a pink and green quilt which I am working on for the bed in the spare room.  It has been wonderful to be back to doing any sort of stitching I want on my project!!!  I am using variegated or different colours of pink on these flowers and so far I have added some sort of leaf element.  The leaves that were open I coloured with Inktense watercolours which become permanent once they are pressed.  

Not sure it they will all get some or not but this is what I have done so far.  I have 23 in all so a good start.  We have very cold temperatures - 35C to -43C overnight temperatures which is a really good reason to stay home and keep busy with inside projects!!  you can check out my first one here.   I have included all four in the bottom most photo!!  

I am posting this to Kathy's Quilts for her Slow Sunday Stitching.  I started last week on Monday and have managed to get four done this week.  I expect the pace will slow as the weather eases and we get back to a more regular routine.  Therese

 

Little felted wool candle mat in ivory and variegated blue embroidery thread

I made up this little trivet from little triangles of felted wool which I cut a while back to create little tree ornaments.  The ornament concept did not pan because they were too thick to include in Christmas cards.  I did send the other one in a card and it cost me $1.07 more to send it than the regular postage stamps.  That was an untenable way ahead.  So after a bit of pondering I figured could combine them and make a little mat for our Christmas candle.  I stitched them to each other and then did blanket stitch all the way around to finish it off.  I added a stitched snowflake in the center to help disguise where they all joined which was not perfectly flat.  I am very happy to have found a useful purpose for these little triangle and the mat will help to protect the table.  Therese