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Which made me pull out my cheerful DAFFODIL COLLAGE, one of the very first flower collages I stitched, lo, these many years past:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51ZzDIFCwyQlpe5bh-N225-8feHi3PAZsEqWxe5l5wHn9DK92rdKASwWrBz7NdLf8A9NyUlUDxxIcWUDtO_eb6nwoC-HUMy_0PCuLsNMillpM0RUQQScZTeykPdG01arKc8jXxfeiPzPX/s400/DaffodilColl.jpg)
I'm always pleasantly surprised to re-view the stitch "swatches" I chose for my flowers and I am reminded again of how fun they were to think up and stitch. Here's one of my favorites, which is a basic box grid (stitched with a variegated thread) then you fill it with whatever fun motifs you want:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8QUQgAaSnPiJp3JeB3ULJVfeA_EY3xVDOArrMOTCRpefaj_eMXdwVzEjdVHdDY1css545iJJpSoMuhTWTObXu5pXRH7ohPj9nxfmm2OwiaqyX49izgtRBF9SIufhMvukABj0TDFerthZ/s400/Daffdet4.jpg)
And as I was picking out patterns, I tried to use ones that looked like daffodils, with stiff outer petals with a concentrated center. Here's a favorite floral pattern that surprised me how much it looked like a patch of daffodils standing stiffly at attention:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Q5hXCaYeHvD5SL0SBWc89Kb5EvEBd3_QuZBof4xEb2hUwOB4MzgtDH8q_7Uiia7v9J4imjMFEMGAE3QmOmddp5OSD4QC8hDUoj5fRpuqglmcCP55086M7pzCxASyJoezcxvU_MGhICZB/s400/Daffdet1.jpg)
For my other daffodil swatches, I also experimented with two blackwork patterns, and then added a bit more color within the open areas. Here's one of them, as well as the lower right block photo further down:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUqIynry7kE2660Tag6mRVRQ8dhCwIx19hcp5oGUHQGqXW6Xsopl-MSU9aHoDhd3YM1JyoX9pi3UcLkGDoeL9COQYVEH6-muYrVaebkOOcl2bnqlW0ymvzhwX_BbgM-iu4i5ZfBQodl5_/s400/Daffdet2.jpg)
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So, having shared my stitched DAFFODIL COLLAGE with you, I'll leave you with a real bouquet of daffodils....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEHT66XDT4eEx3oOsfCVHnQ9SSXEA0qNPzm1zIzoQGL_qyUF-9khKgYeF_NNNxyjMzoFpAY_h2FYWpvTe-ySnK_-O7-mubdSxGOzedw6Z6jRq8nXmK44yo2FHeA_ygQ1Y8Ov2vf1phFSX/s400/daffup2.jpg)
HAPPY FRIDAY!