WIP: formerly The Tree Quilt, now known as Stitchface.

On I go with the Burden stitch on the beams. The 'beams. It's fiddly and repetitive and I'm enjoying it.

I'm using a rayon thread for the base stitches, overlaid with alternating four shades of yellow. You can't really see the difference between the shades without looking very closely. This is what I'm going for - like how, with episodes of Arrested Development, each time you watch them you catch another joke or allusion, it just gets more and more complex. I want to make stuff that you can look deeper into.

The burden stitch through the applique and base fabric is giving the whole thing an interesting texture -- it appears to be very woven, which couldn't have worked out better with the Guatemalan fabrics. If I had actually planned that, I'd be a genius. It's also causing the orange fabric strips in the applique to appear much less distinct from one another, which is another effect that worked out well.