A BEADED CABOCHON

Yikes....it's Tuesday already!?!?  Seriously, days are simply disappearing on me.....  There probably won't be a heck of a lot to share this week since I'm  preparing kits and packing up for another teaching trip over the weekend to the Evening Star Quilt Guild in GA.....but of course a day wouldn't be complete without and stitching so....here's one of the three current projects I'm working on.

 I began the designing around a beautiful cabochon, gifted to me by Janet Ginn.....it's a treasure!  I've gathered some compatible colors of felted wool and pulled out a circle template.

 Then a little auditioning of shapes and colors was in order.

 This combo seemed to show off the cab nicely.  After it was beaded to the layers, hand embroidery was added.

 BUT...and it's a BIG BUT.....what to do next??

 It's been days between the completion of the first design element and I'm still struggling to come up with other design elements that don't look so staged.  I may abandon the circle theme....

It's still sitting on my design wall....waiting for a new direction.....maybe I'll narrow the background, add some beads and frame it....it seems to want to be smaller than what I originally planned.

Does that happen to you too?  When new quilters hear the phrase ' the quilt led me'.....they look at you like deer caught in headlights.  WHAT?? Led you??  But if you listen....and are patient (not my strong point).....the quilt often will do just that.

So....I'm listening and waiting.....ideas are welcome...bring them on......