September Weeklies: Three and Four

I used Zentangle doodles to create these little embroideries on Radiance Fabric.  Not surprisingly, the silk was hard to stretch on the frame, so for these last two, I used a cotton binding and backing.  I'm enjoying the doodling, and I like the simple lines.  I might use this hand stitched doodling to integrate the rust quilts I'm working on that aren't quite working yet.  The top one (blue and orange) is all hand stitched except for the frame, and the bottom one (yellow and red) is machine stitched in the center and then hand stitched outside the circle. 

I couldn't get a good shot of the red and yellow quilt.  But if you look close, you'll see some bearding.  The silk doesn't resist much, so with Size 8 Perle Cotton, I tended to pull too much of the batting through.  I'll try Size 5 next time I hand embroider the Radiance.  

Top: Zen 3 6x6"
Bottom: Zen 4 6x6"