The Sea Daisy

Another quick stitch. A cute daisy flower in cool aqua and green tones with a dash of contrasting red.
Always handy to have a few cards already stitched up ready to go to the perfect person.

 

 

 

Stitching Spring



I stitched this for a friend's birthday, her name is Rosie and the design reminded me of a Tudor Rose so I thought it was apt.

Small projects are a nice break after spending weeks or months on larger designs. I fit embroidery around work and other hobbies so it's not something I do every day. Large kits certainly take me months to finish.

The pattern reminded me of the Assisi technique, especially popular during the medieval era, where the background is stitched to produce the design on the material used, see example below...