Welsh Dragon on Thrifted Doily

I've been collecting hand embroidered items at thrift stores (things like napkins, pillow cases, table runners, etc) to make into a quilt. Word spread through my social grapevine, and a friend very kindly sent me embroidered items from the thrift store that she volunteers at. Some were unsuitable for my purposes because they were machine embroidered, and/or they were synthetic (I'm aiming for natural fibres). But it was such a thoughtful gesture that I am very determined to use it all. This means that I get to come up with some creative solutions.

 

One of the items was this polyester doily. The daffodils reminded me of Wales. I remembered a blackwork pattern I still had from years ago. My mother bought it as part of a kit. I made it up for her, then used waste canvas to put it on the back of a blouse for me. The pattern has sat in a bin ever since. I fished it out, and used waste canvas (left from the blouse project) to embroider the doily. The variegated red thread was also from a thrift store, part of a mixed bag of embroidery thread that I bought for cheap.

 

I think that I will use the doily as en embellishment on a bag eventually? I found two thriftstore tea towels of Wales that will form the main bag and lining. It will be my humble tribute to Wales.

Done