Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living

Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern LivingText, photographs, and illustrations by Alicia Paulson Potter Craft Trade Paperback August 10 , 2010 978 0 307 46235 0 My second book showcases thirty of my dream projects in decorative embroidery, cross stitch, and crewelwork. It is a collection of designs drawn from the natural world, based on historical motifs, or inspired by so many of my favorite things: the bright garlands of Hungarian peasant dresses, the folksy charm of Ukrainian cross stitch

including eyes

DMC Perle coton #3 16yd-skeins: 4 for tying quilt

the last of my 8" x 10" seasonal series

And especially

It includes vintage cotton calicos and non-vintage cotton solid fabrics already cut for you into 4

Hung from handmade extra-long gold-plated wire fishhooks

*Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton

One 5" x 8" (13cm x 20cm) piece of National Nonwovens wool-blend felt in color #TOY002-0664 Oakwood (reddish-brown)

each element of the sampler contains variations of color and hue

A few years ago I decided to make myself a throw quilt out of my very favorite calicos from the 1980s and 1990s — tiny

instead of her age

working on this as you watch the dandelions bloom and the summer unfold