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.
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…
In most places in the northern hemisphere spring is well and truly under way so for your stitching pleasure this week I have these pretty daisies. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Easter is next Sunday but you’ll still have time to stitch this cute little bunny. You could even arrange the daisies so that it looks like he’s dancing though the spring flowers. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
With Easter slightly less than two weeks away, here are two adorable bibs on one pattern to embroider for the babies in your family. On the smaller bib, “baby” in French knots and lazy daisies should be traced onto the center of the bib after you’ve traced the outline of the bib onto your fabric. For the larger bib, the…
Even though the calendar says it’s spring now, for many of you it may still seem like is never going to arrive. I always like to keep a few African Violets as house plants to brighten up even the dreariest of winter or late spring days. Or you can spend this time waiting for spring to stitch these violets in…