February block finished

Here is my completed block for February for CQJP 2012. I finished it the other night while watching my latest obsession, Downton Abbey:

First I added French knots to the ends of the feather stitches. I used 7 mm silk ribbon for the outer stitches and 4 mm silk ribbon for the inner stitches. Then I added three clear glass seed beads around each of the larger French knots. They don't show up real well in the photo, but they add a lot of texture to the block. I also added gold seed beads to the end of each buttonhole stitch. I sewed a few white seed beads to a few spots on the flowers that surround the monogram. Finally, a button and bead cluster in the corner of the lace to finish things up: