Wouldn't you think?

Addendum: Link to peace pin arrival here ...

http://handstories.typepad.com/blog/2017/04/peaces-pieces.html

It seems like I've made enough of the peace pins that I should be able to stitch them free-hand. Or at least with minimal hand-lettering.

So as I worked on a pin for Hazel, I decided to use a white marking pen to give just a hint of line on madder dyed linen ...

with blue and green to go along with her recent posts ...

http://handstories.typepad.com/blog/2017/04/in-search-of-enchantment.html

Except, as is often the case, what's in my mind doesn't always translate smoothly onto cloth ...

Fortunately, I have one of Hazel's boats close at hand for encouragement so the third time was the charm ...

backed with a bit of indigo shibori ...

and now ready to sail away.

The best laid plans

Fiona Dempster posted recently about how she plans ...

http://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2017/04/planning-and-preparations.html

As always, I loved seeing the process. And if you've been with me a while, you know that Fiona's process has been inspirational in the past ...

http://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2015/04/poppy-progression.html

Her use of upper case lettering within undulating lines fascinated me, ultimately leading to my own work on Hearts for Charleston ...

http://imgoingtotexas.blogspot.com/2015/07/hearts-for-charleston-one-step-closer.html

Which is all by way of saying how I came to try replicating that technique whilst making a peace pin for Fiona ...

But in the end, it just didn't feel right ...

So when this beautiful piece of Poppies arrived, I found myself going in a different direction ...

Soft gray linen with a variegated floss called "soot" ...

 that reminded me of Fiona's letterpress post ...

http://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2016/08/piles-of-peace_28.html

Backed with madder ... all part of a call and response ...

where the plan evolved into something better.