I’ve just finished what I hope is the last page for my embroidered garden book. I say ‘hope’ as I haven’t arranged the pages in order yet and there’s one more page that might be needed.
I decided last month that I really needed a facing page for my three garden embroideries, as they’re pretty densely embroidered and it would be easy for anything opposite it to be a bit lost or even compete with it. Here’s the first one…
Three weeks ago I was just starting the one for the summerhouse and pond area, using up all the leftover hexies from my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, still trying to decide on the background fabric…
I decided on the flowery background, it was a little softer than the white one. I was pleased I didn’t have to remove all the papers behind the hexies, that’s a fiddly job..
The final facing page was for the Amber and Amethyst garden embroidery,,,
I decided to use another mini embroidery I stitched at the beginning of this project, It was from a mixed selection of mini embroidery designs I got from Sookie Soo on Instagram, they were all on vintage metis, which is a bit like linen, lovely to stitch on. As you can see this is a fir tree. I decided to make it into a Korean Abies, we do have one but it is in the front garden, however it has gorgeous violet/purple cones so it fits in with the orange and purple theme. The little butterfly prints came from Maggie Tuite on facebook.
I’m hoping that might be the last page, but I need to organise the pages into a working order, I might need another one for the front, a title page. Then I need to start stitching them together, still mulling that one over!
This SAL is organised by Avis from Stitching by the Sea, we share our progress on our chosen project every three weeks, please follow the links to see what everyone else has been stitching.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Jackie,
Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, Cathie,
Linda, Helen, MaryMargaret, Cindy
thecraftycreek 
Beautiful embroidery. That’s a lovely tree but I must say here that your Magnolia is my favouritest piece ever!
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love seeing how your ideas take shape.
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Cannot wait to see the finished project, it is so diverse and beautifully stitched. Very inspired by this.
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I love all of these pieces — I hope that we’ll see a very detailed “page through” of when it’s complete!
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I love these title pages that you have stitched. Those butterflies and evergreen are so pretty. I like the hexies too.
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I just can’t get over how gorgeous this is. Your stitching is so perfect. Those butterflies are lovely!
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These are perfect facing pages for those intricate garden maps!
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Gorgeous inspiration 😍
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stunning work, LeeAnna
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Love it! What a beautiful fabric book this is gonna be!
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I cant wait to see the finish. Something to treasure forever.
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love the little honeycomb patchwork it brings a nice pop of colour!
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I have so enjoyed reading about the progress of your delightful garden book. An heirloom! Love the facing pages. Strength with binding your beautiful stitching into a book.
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