Free Hand Embroidery Garden

FYI: In an attempt to catch up the blog with the last year AND stay up to date, I'll be attempting two short posts a week. One that will show what I am currently working on, and one that will be back dated. Hope it doesn't confuse anyone too much (myself included!)

During the Pandemic I couldn't concentrate on the projects I should have been working on. I still felt the need to do something productive, even if it had nothing to do with what I "should" be doing. I used my birdie stamps as inspiration for a garden embroidery on Essex Linen. 

First stamped birdie embroidered, and flower garden begun.

I had no idea where I was headed.

I stitched whatever felt right.

All the pretty colors. Wonderfil Perle Cotton, 8 wt.

Although things were locked down a bit, I still chauffeured my daughter to her doctor appointments and waited in the car. I needed something to keep my hands busy.

About a month after I started, I decided it was done.

For some reason I really love the stamped, but unstitched birdie hanging outside the garden. I'm sure there is a metaphor or something in there somewhere.

Finished piece, June 25, 2020.