I finished the grapevine outline yesterday! I started filling in! Look! I got the closed herringbone filling done in one night. I love that stitch. It is SO soothing and fun and fast to do. And I love the braided look it gives. I had enough silk to do the one green grape, right in the middle, satin stitched. I love those grapes! I will fill in some of the purple and red ones tonight. I am tweaking the colors slightly to make it really rich. My green is not as bright as some of the other examples indicate. But I like it.

I am not sure about the dark rust tendrils that I started on the left side there. They do set off the grape bunches but they are a little distracting in the color scheme. Maybe a brown will be better or the olive green. Thinking about it.