Satin stitch

My drugs are coffee and stitching and sewing. Buying fabrics (much less now) buying threads (very much more) and  !! reading how-to-dos! What a lovely occupation.
I had the idea to stitch a poppy seed for the 14th week of Tast2012:

And in my early patchwork days some 25 years ago

Amish quilt swere so interesting for me

I loved their simple construction and the bold colors

I learned a lot from them