Actually, I have this piece hanging up in my house right now, because every time I look at it, it makes me smile. And it's also a gentle reminder that I have my own irises to look forward to in my garden. A gardening friend gave me some extra irises to plant in my garden last fall, so I can't wait to see if they bloom later this spring. They're looking very healthy and strong right now, but I have no idea what color they will be... but a very nice surprise for later this spring, I think...
So for now, I'm enjoying this piece in my house, with the warm, soft pastel colors of the Watercolours thread I used here (which is named, ironically, "Harvest"). The soft apricot colors are a yummy match for the dark greens in the borders. And I've always thought it would look equally "iris-y" to use the same "Harvest" Watercolours, but select a family of soft purples instead of the apricots, and then stitch a purple iris in the center. Wouldn't that be a wonderful springtime project?
Here's an up-close look at the variegated threads....
See that pale purple color in the variegated thread used in the upper left box? Can you just picture a soft purple iris stitched in those colors? (Maybe that periwinkle family of DMC 333, 341, 340?) Sigh... I wish I had time to go back and re-stitch this in those purple colors just to see what it would look like, but I have to let it reside in my imagination, while I go on to stitch on a fresh batch of new designs....
But for those of you who are starting to get a bit of spring fever right now, maybe you'd like to stitch up a BEARDED IRIS COLLAGE for YOUR fantasy garden, as a gentle reminder that Spring is indeed just around the corner...
Happy Stitching this weekend!
4 comments:
Well, if you ever DO come up with a purple scheme for this one, it will definitely go to the top of the To Do list! Purple + Iris = the perfect project for me :) I'm actually working on Joan Elliott's Iris Fairy this week, which uses some of those colors :)
Beautiful,now I have another design for my wish list. The purple would remind me of the irises from my old place. CJ in OK ;-)
Dear Laura, thank you very much for designing and showing your beautiful project! It's so inspiring! Can I by PDF format pattern from you? Have a lovely Sunday and stay well. Mila
We did a purple colorway as a shop model a few years ago. You'll find a link to the photo here:
http://www.needlestack.com/images/photos/Inventory/LauraJPerinDesigns/LJP_PurpleIris.jpg
Cathe Ray
Needle In A Haystack
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