I used pearlescent Sliver (tinsel-like) thread from Sulky for the lines on the wings, so it sparkles.  The machine quilting is done with variegated rayon thread in soft colors of brown, green, pink and gray. It echoes around all the designs. The stitching is all raw edge applique, which is straight stitching close to the edges of the fused appliques. The fabrics for the blocks and border are shaded in two different colorways. The dragonflies are batiks scraps. I used variegated threads on two of their elongated bodies, which look like the segments on their abdomens.

I used white seed beads for the Queen Anne's Lace and dandelion, going to seed,  and yellow seed beads for the dandelion, three different purple threads for the thistle flowers. You could use French knots for the Queen Anne's Lace.  I couldn't find pearl cotton in white in my stash, but I did find some great tear drop chartreuse beads for the not-quite-open flower which I combined with seed beads in opaque moss green.

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