Empress Wu Designs with Wilma

#100gardenthreads /20   and the last page of this folding book/scroll  - petunias and native violets. Materials : cotton fabric scraps, recycled  doily, machine threads, coloured pencils,   Techniques : dyeing, free motion machine stitching, hand emrboidery, raw edge applique, hand colouring and blending.   

#100gardenthreads / 19 - Lavender  Materials : sewing threads, cotton fabrics  Techniques : raw edge applique and free motion machine stitching   

#100gardenthreads /16 Today I started folding book number 4 and decided to try a different angle. Because I decided to feature my pink hollyhock , it only seemed logical to run the thread vertically  This book will open more like a scroll than an accordion book . All this thinking meant a slow start ( more stitching needed) but I hope this one will develop into something promising.  Inspiration photos below from my garden.  Materials : cotton fabrics, thread  Techniques : raw edge applique , free motion machine stitching, fabric collage.     

#100gardenthreads / 14 & 15  African daisies and Gerbera  Materials:  hand dyed and print cotton fabric, threads, coloured pencil  Techniques: applique, fabric collage, hand colouring, free motion machine stitching, machine and hand embroidery.   

Pages 12 and 13vcan be viewed as one....  #100gardenthreads / 12 & 13   Materials : assorted cotton fabrics and threads.  Techniques : fabric collage, free motion  machine stitching and hand stitching.