Country Garden Stitchery

My new hand embroidery pattern is my most adventurous project yet.  Usually I like simple outline embroidery and in this pattern I have more areas filled in and used floss blends to get even more color ranges. The pattern is designed to be as detailed as you want. The twigs can be filled in more, more French knots for the plants, and more satin stitches on the leaves.  It's a fun pattern to experiment with adding other stitches as well.  Click here for more details.  The painting I used as inspiration for the pattern.   

I've put together some nice gift hand embroidery sets that have a pattern book, a handmade needlecase, and four skeins of lovely hand dyed floss Click here for details This is my kitchen towels embroidery book with a pretty rose needlecase and four skeins of hand dyed floss.  Click here for details. This is an embroidery book filled with baby embroidery patterns that are nice if you have a little one you want to make something for. It comes with a cheerful butterfly needlecase and four skeins of hand dyed floss. Click here for details Get them while they last!

Hopefully we'll be enjoying some cooler temperatures now that September is here. This is my new hand embroidery pattern inspired by autumn stitched in  bright fall colors on solid green fabric from Waverly.   I love their selection of solid fabrics in bright colors for hand embroidery. Autumn Birds Embroidery Pattern details here.  

My new hand embroidery pattern is available. Happy Octopus details here. This pattern will be in my new hand embroidery book that  will be published toward the end of July.   

My new hand embroidery pattern set is now available in my Etsy Shop It is a set of six patterns featuring animal flowers with a tiger, bear, giraffe, hippo, lion, and monkey. Fun patterns to decorate kids rooms and quilts. Animal Flower Pattern Set details here  

My new hand embroidery pattern Flamingo Pond is now available.   Lovely bright pink birds.  Well, depending on what they eat.  The colors of their feathers come from the pigments found  in the algae and other  critters they eat.

My new pattern for autumn is now available!   I used Gentle Art flosses on a Dunroven House kitchen towel.  I find those towels at the quilt shops in my area.  They may be at Michaels too and other craft shops.   I transfer my patterns using a lightbox and a #2 Micron pen or a fine Sharpie pen.  On thicker fabric like these towels that are off white the Sharpie pen works well. 

  I started July Larkspur yesterday and I really like the red lettering. Great for hot July.   Some of my garden roses after the nice rain we had last week.

  My Sunshine Pansies flour sack towel is finished and available in my shops.  You can access my shops in the right column or for my Artfire shop you can click here.  

  I have lots of little yellow violas/pansies in my garden right now and have been inspired to paint them and stitch them.  I have a flour sack towel project in progress and hope to finish it soon.         

I have a little hand embroidery pattern in the new issue of Create and Decorate April 2011. It is called "Blue Cottage Banner". Embroidery pattern and finishing instructions are included. To celebrate I am giving away two new copies of the magazine to two lucky winners. Just leave a comment below and I will contact the two winners via email to get mailing information. I will pick the names next Friday 02/18/11. This is a fun issue with lots of different spring theme projects!