Hello dear readers.........today's inspiration is floral.......since childhood i've loved wild flowers, and enjoyed identifying them.......when i grew up i studied textile design, including plant drawing, at art college and often drew and painted wild flowers for my work......
........i still love them and have plenty growing in my cottage garden..........i put some in my vintage tote bag for some pictures.......and then arranged them in this big crackle pot..........
.........cow parsley (or queen anne's lace, its prettier name) looks so pretty mixed with vetch, red clover and daisies....and some bright pink cranesbill..........
............vetch was one of my favourite wildflowers to draw and i often used the trailing stems and leaves in my designs.........there's a bit in the picture below along with a view of the vintage tote bag (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar).........
...........more flowers now.....with my recently finished hexagon flowers quilt..........this was begun on holiday last summer in suffolk and the fabrics and colours still remind me of that time and the little seaside towns of aldeburgh and southwold on windy sunny days.........
...........now the quilt is finished and both longarm machine quilted (by scrapbox quilting) and hand quilted (by me)...........
............as you can see i added red big stitch quilting round the flower shapes........
..........below is a work in progress picture........the pattern for the hexagon flowers quilt is also in my etsy shop link in sidebar.............
...........i love it when flowers self seed round our garden, like these sweet erigeron daisies......
...........love these delicate little daisies and the pretty mix of pink and white.......
...........and here is a little peek at some cottage garden foxgloves just about to flower among the lush foliage ......
...........thank you so much for coming to see me here dear blog friends and for your kind words.........wishing you a happy flowery sunny week ahead............take care lovelies...............back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
4 comments:
Loving all your pretty pics Helen, your quilt and flowers are stunning.!
I love wildflowers too, cow parsley is just so beautiful and the hedgerows are covered in it at the moment.
I have no foxgloves this year :( they have disappeared, no idea why ... I have seeds sown to rectify the sad situation!!
Happy weekend lovely,
V x
Such pretty flowers and quilted projects to match. Foxgloves are beginning to flower here, too. Have a lovely weekend.
Love the quilted tote bags!
They have a fresh summer vibe. They are perfect for and about shopping.
Beautiful flowers and flower gardens around your place. I once planted wildflower seeds in between my rows of vegetables, and loved how they looked. How wonderful that you learned all the names in collage and drew those pretty plants and flowers. Love your vintage tote bag and quilt and the quilting on it, especially your hand quilting around each block.
Enjoy a wonderful weekend, dear friend!
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