A Little Free Friday Fun

Happy Friday, Stitchers!

I thought I'd surprise you with a fun new freebie design

 you can use with bits and pieces from your stash. 

I call it LITTLE FLOWER BASKET #1

(and yeah, I'll be sharing others as I have time to whip up the graphs!).

   

 Anyway, this little cutie can be worked on 18 ct. canvas with #5 pearl cottons

and the design will be approximately 3.5" x 3.5".

If you want to stitch it on 24 ct. Congress Cloth with 3-4 stranded silks or cottons,

your design size will be approximately 2.5" x 2.5". 

I've graphed it with a minimum of threads, but feel free to play around with it --

stitch some variegated colors in the flowers or basket; add more beads

in all the flower centers; place a fancy charm or button on the center flower;

tie a small bow at the top of the basket; or work on colored canvas and omit all

 the ecru background stitches (super fast stitching!).

This would be a fast and easy hand-held project for those lazy summer days of 

sitting by the lake or beach, chatting with friends, or watching golf or a baseball game...

HAVE FUN

AND

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER DAYS!