Country Garden Stitchery

This week I finished my Angel Friends embroidery pattern. Their dresses were my favorite part to embroider. I mixed the colors and patterns and stitches for interest. I think it is a cheerful pattern. I used some French General fabric to border the design and put it into a frame. It is kind of a country blue with little red flowers which went with the floss colors I chose very well.

I was browsing through a gardening catalog and saw beautiful gardens of daffodil flowers in full bloom was very inspired for sprin g . I decided to make a daffodil embroidery pattern and try to make a tutorial. Above is the pattern for you to print and trace using your favorite method. I like to use a light box and Pigma Micron pen that leaves a very nice light black mark that is covered easily with the threads. The pattern can be stitched using back stitch or stem stitch. I like the stem stitch because I like the pattern it makes and it covers the traced line completely. For the stem stitch work from left to right and position thread below the needle as you stitch. Pull the stitch snug before starting a new stitch. Bring your needle up along the line you are stitching. Insert your needle down along the line 1/8" or so from the previous stitch, come up in the middle of the previous stitch. Make sure the excess threads us below and to the left of the needle. Go down again 1/8...

I finished my new design and think I will call it "Cor nflower Graphic" because of all the lines and checks reminds me of paper, or computer stuff, or graphs of some sort. I used Weeks Dye Works and picked some unique colors to blend together in the graphic part. I am going to use some Mary Engelbreit fabrics to finish it. like these little designs because I can put them into any little sewing creation I want to and I love to use quilting fabrics to finish my designs, there are so many to choose from and visiting a quilt shop is so fun just like visiting the bookstore, could stay in there all day and just absorb...