Shades of blue, brown and fuchsia

A display on my mantelpiece to experiment with shades of blue, brown and fuchsia

Les ouvrages 1932

Some weeks ago, I was in France and I came across this needlework magazine from 1932. The cover really made me smile: doing some embroidery in the garden while the birds are feeding their young (I don't know why they choose this image as their Fall cover... :-) There are some patterns for lovely embroidered linen shifts in this issue:

I'd love to have one with the bows on the shoulders. It's also funny to see that they've got the same hair style my grandmother used to have...

Flower silhouettes

I haven't had time for needlework this week: I was working in the garden instead :-) These are some of the flowers I picked this afternoon: lilly of the valley, forget me not and strawberries. I like their shadow silhouettes on the linen cloth :-)

19th century reproductions of medieval flower designs

Images via the NYPL Digital Archive
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the New York Public Library Digital Archive. It's a great source of inspiration! I really like these flower designs: it would be nice to have fabric with this print, and use it to make a quilt :-)

Lace knitted throw for a new born baby

I knitted this throw during my maternity leave last summer. It's a small, light throw, perfect for a new born summer baby. When I was half way, I gave birth to my daughter, so my mother finished the other half :-)

It is made with Phildar Partner Baby in "Eglantine". I took the heart patterns from a library book (can't remember which, sorry!).

Anita Kaushal rose pillow

Image from Anita Kaushal

Today, decor8 featured this lovely embroidered silk pillow from Anita Kaushal. I love this so much ... :-)

Yellow peonies

A color crush: yellow+ light green... It must be spring!