With band 102 I reached the end of section 5 of the For the Love of Stitching band sampler.

Over the next couple of weeks I will talk about each area of this piece - section 6 which was worked in May 1998 on 26 count linen. 

In section 5 I took a different turn with my sampler experiments.First it had a marine theme and I decided to work more with the elements of design. I enjoyed it so much that I continued in this vein for section 6

As you can see section 6 has an Autumn theme. For those readers in the Northern Hemisphere remember I am ‘down under’ and for me Autumn or Fall is between March and the end of May.  

Like section 5 this part of the sampler was worked  more or less was worked from start to finish because it was designed. Unlike other areas of the sampler I sat down and worked it instead of picking it up when I was in the mood and experimenting. In other words it was focused 

I hope people are enjoying the series. If you want on over view of each section the rest of the articles are listed below.  

Other related posts

Introductory Post - how and why this sampler came to be made 

A few questions answered about fabric choice and width

Extending and backing the sampler

For the Love of Stitching Sampler Sections 1 and 2 

For the Love of Stitching Sampler Sections 3 and 4 

For the love of Stitching Sampler Section 5