eight seconds

 we used to watch bull riding

if you're familiar with bull riding, you'll know there is a lotta time between the eight-seconds-if-you're-lucky rides 

 plenty of time to stitch a few stitches 

so i embroidered these...

 a pre-printed panel from Redwork plus

and they had been waiting and waiting and waiting to be something more, but the something more had to be from the stash 

and purple can be challenging 

 last May i narrowed it down to these fabrics from the stash 

and that picture from a quilt shop's email for a starting point...

and settled on this...

the 11" x 12" finished blocks have been living in the Great Pile of Stuff cuz i haven't found enough of a that'll-do-pig fabric in the stash for the next round 

cuz purples are challenging

these close ups are so i don't forget how many stitches went into each of those thimbles...

lots and lots and lots of stitches