Hello March block

We've gotten more snow here this weekend, which is the perfect time to sit by the fire and do some embroidery! Here is how my March block looked when I first pieced it. This block represents a huge part of my relationship with my husband: our shared faith. We are both Christians - Christ followers. We met at a small Christian college and our church plays an important role in our family. I made the cross by hand-appliqueing four rectangles onto the gold satin fabric:

This photo shows where I am with my embroidery so far. I'm finished with normal threads and flosses, but still have some silk ribbon embroidery to do before the really fun stuff: encrusting with beads and buttons!Here's a closeup of the upper left corner:

And the upper right corner:

The lower left corner:

The lower right corner:

There are three main resources I use for inspiration for my seam treatments: printouts from Sharon B's "Encrusted Crazy Quilting" class that I took a few years ago; Allie Aller's Crazy Quilting book; and Carole Samples' book Treasury of Crazy Quilt Stitches.

Happy Stitching!