You can’t get more vintage than today’s Baby Face Rose pattern. I’m picturing it stitched onto a potholder or onto the corners of a large square of linen used to line a basket to put the Sunday dinner rolls in. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
I can see these tiny roses being embroidered onto the collar of a little girl’s dress or even along the edge of a white ruffled cotton slip for under a dress, with just a bit of the white with rose border peeking out at the hem. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
This week’s rose could be completely embroidered but I think it could be turned into something unique and beautiful by cutting the petals, leaves and stem out of various scraps of fabric and appliqueing them onto a background fabric using a product such as Heat ‘n Bond. You could then blanket stitch around each appliqued piece. This pattern is available…
This week’s pattern has five very different styles of roses but all recognizable as roses. The one on the bottom left looks very much like the Wild Alberta Rose. While it grows all across Canada it is Alberta’s provincial flower. The flowers are so fragrant and I can remember picking them to give to my mother when I was a…
This week’s roses remind me of the old fashioned roses you used to see in your grandmother’s garden. The kind that were grown before they bred all the scent out of them. The scent would waft across the yard drawing you to them. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
The theme for the next several weeks will be roses in various sizes and styles and then in August I’ve got some cute back-to-school patterns to share. Today’s pattern also has a pretty butterfly. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
In addition to working on the edits/revisions on my novel, I’ve also been working on a little quilt that just makes me smile. The fabrics are so bright and happy and the appliqué blocks are adorable. I bought the kit from the Heritage Designs Quilting and Needlework shop at Amana Colonies in Iowa. I did change things a bit when…
Here are a couple more designs that might appeal to the men or western lovers in your life. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Father’s Day is fast approaching and while there aren’t many embroidery patterns out there suitable for most fathers this one of a horse rearing would be perfect for the men in our lives who love horses or western themed items. For that matter, it would make a great gift for anyone who is into those things. Perhaps someone you know…
Last week, I shared A to O of this pretty two inch floral alphabet. This week, we complete the alphabet with the letters P to Z. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here. The letters A to P can be found in my May 19, 2014 post.
