Sewing subversively away in the back of a large induction meeting at the begining of term, I finished the covers of the boro-style notebook with at least 45 minutes to go before lunch. There was no way I was going to be able to sit still for that long, so I delved in the depths of my travelling sewing kit to see what else there was that I could do.
A few stitches finished this:
A fragment of cotton, barely an inch square which made me think of grainy over blown-up black and white winter landscape photos. Seeding stitches extend it onto a gorgeously soft scrap of cream silk matka.
The ‘wintry’ piece was finished, but there was still about half an hour left to go. Now I was down to starting something new. It became frustratingly obvious at this point that I really do need to improve the range of scraps in my travelling kit, but I found a piece of shot silk dupion, a tiny piece of bronze ‘leather’ for goldwork and a piece of silk paper that had separated into three layers and they seemed to want to be together…
With feather stitch in variegated soft green silk to meander through the middle and tie it all together. I think I had a much more useful morning than anyone else. 😮
Under A Topaz Sky 
You are a wonder!!! Not only are you making something out of almost nothing – you’re doing it beautifully! Hooray for long meetings!
The wintry landscape worked really well – very impressed!
Beautiful fragments. Definitely a good use of your time. From what I remember induction meetings were always sleep-inducing.
Those fragments are just gorgeous Alex!
…especially the black and white one….mysterious and wintery…