Aurora Bag

I got going on the Aurora embroidery almost as soon as I finished Ania. When you're on a good thing.... 

I worked the outside border and thick brown stems first, going along with the stitch suggestion of herringbone. I had some variegated thread - purple through to brown - which I used on the border, reverting to plain brown for the stems.

One example for this design shows the leaves stitched in a light green thread over both underneath colours. I liked the idea and tried it. 

I'm pleased with the result. I used two different light green threads, the limey one sparingly.

Again, I rejoice in the way the colours and use of 6 strands give dimension to the piece and make stitching so interesting and rewarding.

 I ironed and pinned it to the chosen bag as soon as it was finished. deciding to stay with the whole piece rather than reduce it. The uneven shape and corner decoration seemed to demand space.

 

I'm a bit inclined to add a herringbone border around the edge of the panel, but for now I'm pressing on with another panel and bag. I have another Aurora panel to play with, so might work it out between the two resulting bags.