With my needle and floss.............I am making the beautiful English Daisy bloom

on fabric. 

My eyes......and heart...........caught the attention of these beautiful flowers the other day at a nursery...........

I would love a whole flower garden of these.........

wouldn't you? 

I brought an armful home to decorate the window box

of the front of my vintage shop...................

but you know me very well .......

that as an embroidery artist........

growing these were not my first intention............

I would much rather grow them and watch them blossom.......

with my needle.

 I lightly sketched them onto plain cotton fabric

and explored every blossom and leaf

to get the right color of floss and 

to capture their likeness in French knots.........

straight and short stitches, chain stitches and whipped stitches.........

Their round yellow centers and almost fluffy appearance

(click on image for a better view)

had me stitching , until I got the results I liked. 

Although I have been doing embroidery like this for years..........I still feel intimidated when I cut the stitches to make the flowers look like this. 

I need to add a bee, I think.........

How about you?

What flower attracts your attention the most?

Have you ever grown English Daisies?