#Purple coneflower embroidery full

I’m also super excited to move on to the next project that I’m going to share with you. There’s some motivation there that wasn’t there before. I end up getting more done on all fronts, because I want to make sure I get in my time with the deadline project.Īnd while it may seem to take some of the joy out of stitching, it actually makes the project even more exciting, because I’m challenging myself. When I finally bring myself to setting a deadline on a project like this, it really focuses me. If I can finish it sooner, great! But June 15 is my “official deadline.” Do Deadlines Diminish Joy? That’s quite a bit of time, but I’m working on other things besides this one project, and there are plenty of other distractions this time of year, too. Taking all things into consideration, I’m setting a deadline of mid-June to end Late Harvest. As much as I love working on this particular project, it needs to come to a successful end – relatively soon! Now that I’m back to stitching on Late Harvest with fervor, I think it’s time to set a deadline and work towards it. The time-consumers are the large long and short stitch leaves.īut, taken overall, with the grapes completed, this half of the project has fewer elements to it than the first half, which you can see below: There is one more large beaded floral element (on the far left), six large long and short stitch leaves with beaded veins, five smaller leaves, two small flowers, a few thick beaded vines, and some tendrils here and there.

This is what I have to finish, before I can add the stumpwork elements to Late Harvest and call the project completed: The stumpwork leaves will be fixed on the cluster of leaves at the base of the Funky Mushroom, to give it dimension.Ĭan’t wait to get to that point! Setting DeadlinesĪnd that brings me to the topic of deadlines. These long and short stitch leaves correspond with these stumpwork leaves: The base of the ‘shroom is a woven trellis filling outlined with beads, with three long and short stitch leaves clustered below. The two “skirts” are padded first with stem stitch, to give them a bit of lift, and then worked with alternating lines of beads and bullion knots. The dome of the element is worked in long and short stitch with two shades of burgundy. I’m pretty sure it’s a stylized floral element of some sort, with the petals of the flower flowing downwards.īut to me, it will always be a Funky Mushroom. I’m pretty sure it’s not supposed to be a mushroom. Over the weekend, I tackled this one small element – which I call The Funky Mushroom. And by selecting one element to stitch and focusing just on it, my excitement was rejuvenated. I worked on other things and took a Late Harvest hiatus.Īfter a little break from the project, picking it up again was easier. And it seemed like a chore to pick it up and get going again. But I couldn’t seem to make myself sit still and stitch. Last week, that’s how I felt about Late Harvest. Sometimes, it’s hard to get back into the groove of a project, and this can slow us down. When you do something by hand, it just takes time.īut golly, sometimes, progress is much slower than we think it should be. Propagate by root cuttings from late autumn to early winter.No one has ever claimed that hand embroidery is a wicked-fast enterprise. Propagate by division in spring or fall although this plant resents disturbance. Remove spent flowers and cut back the stems to encourage further blooms.Attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators, but deer resistant. If flower heads are not removed in the fall, the blackened cones will be visited by birds that feed on the seeds. Perfect choice for beds and borders, prairies and meadows, wildflower gardens or cottage gardens.

#Purple coneflower embroidery full

Thrives in full sun in average, dry to medium moisture, well drained soils.

Freely self-seeds in the garden and can become very aggressive. Its flowers are used to make an extremely popular herbal tea, reported to help strengthen the immune system.

Vigorous and easy care, drought, heat, humidity and poor soil tolerant, Echinacea purpurea is a suitable addition to a prairie garden, looks terrific when massed in perennial borders or in flower arrangements. If its flower heads are not removed in the fall, the blackened cones will be visited by birds that feed on the seeds. Rich in nectar, they attract butterflies and hummingbirds. They feature purple, drooping rays surrounding a spiny, dark brown central cone. Long-lasting, the showy blossoms are borne atop strong erect stems clad with coarse, lance-shaped, dark green leaves. A popular perennial, Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) is an outstanding herbaceous perennial boasting a profusion of large, daisy-like, purple coneflowers, 5 in.