For a while I have wanted to stitch an embroidery of a vintage cottage, a bit like these...
I even bought a vintage embroidery transfer...
However much I admire these pieces, what I really want is to stitch something I have designed myself, something based on my own cottage...
I am still working on the garden! I bought a couple of second hand books for a penny each
which are full of wonderful illustrations of victorian cottages and gardens
Although it looks older, our cottage was actually built in the 1930's. I have decided to base my colours on the 1930's palette, lots of sugary pastels and bright colours. I bought some silk ribbons when I went to London with a friend and added a few more from my stash; I thought the raffia tape would be perfect for 'thatch'
I think I will use linen as the background, but I am not sure which colour, I think the pure white is a little too bright ?
I am leaning towards the cream at the moment as it is almost the exact colour of our cottage :)
I still have to design the piece and somehow fit in Jasper in the garden if possible :) It will be a romantic impressionist idea of how our garden could look :) but I can see this hanging in our spare bedroom with the GTSB quilt on the bed, now I just need to finish it too!