Emma's Garden

So sweet and charming, this design is a "must stitch". It shows a precious child in a garden of hollyhocks and lavender; she holds white roses with satin ribbons. Combinations of embroidery stitches using Pearl Cotton and floss create the illusion of real lace across the bottom like a picket fence enclosing her garden. The top of the fabric is dyed so that she has sunshine on top and the darker blue is a background for the lace. We used a very wide ornate frame in a square shape so that it looks like a museum quality piece

Fabric
Stitched on 32 count (2 over 2) Amsterdam Blue Linen from Zweigart Bleached dye.

Stitch count
117 x 110

Design area
7 1/4" x 7"

Frame
Frame number 683IG from Larson-Juhl.

DMC floss
420, 422, 451, 452, 453, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 677, 746, 758, 762, 818, 869, 898, 924, 926, 927, 928, 950, 3041, 3042, 3685, 3687, 3688, 3689, 3740, 3743, 3768, 3770, 3773, 3774,3779, 3803, 3813, 3828 and B5200
DMC Pearl Cotton White in No 8 and No 12

Specialty Items
Mill Hill Beads from Gay Bowles Sales
White Pearl 0479 (11 beads)