14 May 2013

Buttonhole bar

Tast stitch #65 is called buttonhole bar 


 
I filled the center of the leaf with a couple of buttonhole bars
I wonder what will come next -
it is the intuition of the moment when I am stitching

There are also some knotted buttonhole stitches on the right side

(It would certainly be better to show the whole leaf -
however so much for the moment)

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During our cutting of the fir trees and burning
the branches we nevertheless took care of this little cripple tree
not knowing what will come out of it -

We bought the old house last year and the garden was more than wild looking
so this explains our ignorance


 

and there was a surprise when the days got warmer



 

and looking closer I was delighted to find this




 
 
 
A magnolia with very large blossoms
 
 
 
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Taking care in all this wild cutting and cleaning
was so much worth it.
 

 
 
 

 

 
 

10 comments:

  1. Such beautiful stitching and what a simply stunning magnolia, such a lovely find,

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  2. Wonderful Buttonhole Bars and the Magnolia is magnificent. Those flowers are really huge!

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  3. This is looking great Anneliese, and what a beautiful magnolia, a real treat to find such a treasure.

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  4. What a gorgeous surprise from the magnolia - ours are only the creamy white ones here. Your stitching moves along beautifully. I am in the middle of dyeing samples now, no stitching it seems.

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  5. Oh yes, magnolias are so beautiful, we call it also "tulpenboom" (tuliptree)

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  6. Your stitching looks lovely. Magnolia trees are very exotic looking aren't they? I've recently bought a baby one.

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  7. Love the colours you have used in this piece. I fact i think I love all of it. We are now starting the waiting game in our new garden, hope we find some thing as beautiful as your magnolia.

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  8. Anneliese your latest tast has certainly added to your leaf, it is going to be so interesting when finished with all your great stitching.
    I have a magnolia just like yours, so lucky you left it and did not remove it with the others.Mine is not as much in flower as yours and I have just heard on the radio it is snowing not so far from ere on the pennines.

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  9. very interesting stitching!
    and beautiful flowers! :)

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  10. Thank goodness you didn't give that tree the chop!! A beautiful reward. Your stitching is superb as always and I love the colours you have used. It is a very interesting stitch the buttonhole bar and it is always so much more fun it you just 'let it happen' - just my style too. xxx Dianne

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