#embroidermay

I thought it would be fun to participate in this Instagram challenge. I had wanted to do one ever since I first heard of them but thought embroidering something suggested by a prompt everyday (like Stitchtober) would be hard. #embroidermay gave me the opportunity to post new and old work and to reflect on my practice. I haven’t shared the old pieces here on the blog so I thought I’d feature a few.

I posted these Irises for the Day 2 prompt May Flowers. I designed it many years ago by adapting a print my youngest sister had.

This is the only piece I shared that I didn’t design. I shared it on Day 8 Most FAQ’S since most questions people ask me are technical rather than creative. This piece used to hang in my parent’s bedroom along with another botanical piece I stitched from the same book Cross Stitch Embroidery I by Gerda Bengtsson. The matted and framed pieces had some foxing damage so I took the frame apart and salvaged this one. I was so glad to find this gold frame which went well with the other gold frames in the workroom. It hangs above the iris piece which is hung pretty low since it is covering a large circuit box.

I shared my Japanese lady based on a Bloomingdale’s shopping bag on Day 29 Favorite Project. It is funny that this piece which is such a favorite is in what doesn’t seem like a great home in our Chicago condo. It leans up against the wall in our bedroom next to my bed under the mermaids. It actually isn’t such a bad place as I have a perfect view of it when I’m reading in bed.