Rayon and Robitussin...my MN Flu embroidery project

It all starts out good in the MN Winter until, you get the respiratory Flu. No talking on the phone, no going out in the public, no meeting clients, no sales calls. So you swig down the Robitussin and work quietly in the shop on a project that calms you and you feel productive enough to work on. My friend had bought this material awhile ago and said "make me something, your choice, surprise me...go for it"

A beautiful silk and rayon, woven. Cut on the bias for Spring is what I envisioned for the fabric, and I have a love for the new bright Spring blues that are out. I wanted to keep the jacket earthy yet light? The wearer is just as described. earthy and light, she's fun and loves texture and color.

I needed a design that fit the jacket and the material and I had found a plethora of knowledge through Stitches Magazine http://www.asipublications.com/Stitches/, Face book and wonderful digitizer named Erich Campbell I have worked with his designs before with mittens and really like working with his creations.http://www.decodynamix.com Technical, artistic and smooth in their running it makes creating much more enjoyable, and feeling under the weather this is a major plus.

Erich's design that I used is a single Ostrich Feather. I layered and color changed it to get a nice feathering effect...I hope you enjoy the photos and the end result!