Roxy’s Field Notes Spring Bulb slow stitching - design & print fabric with text & antique botanical

So excited to be working on Roxy’s Journal of Stitchery Volume 6 project which is to create a slow stitch fabric field notes journal, taking inspiration from books like Edith Holden’s The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. #Roxysjournalofatitchery #slowstitching
In this video I will share my plans and starting out for the new prompt of a Spring Bulb. The Spring bulb I have selected is Fritillaria meleagris which is also known as checkerboard or snakes head fritillaria.
In this video I will share how I have sourced an antique botanical image from the 1800s from the Kew Gardens collections and then collaged this with text telling my own story of discovering and then growing Fritillaria meleagris in my own garden.
My piece will make use of lots of lovely vintage laces, doilies and trims that will add lots of texture and interest.
I share an update on the thread painting of my tulip front cover piece tulip using regular cotton.
Here’s a link to the first video in this series: New project: slow stitch field notes - lots of ideas for Roxy’s Journal of Stitchery #slowstitching
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Here’s a link to the next video in this series:
Roxy’s Journal of Stitchery Field Notes Spring Bulb embellished border #slowstitch #vintage lace
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This is going to be such a fun project!
So much inspiration out there like Edith Holden and The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady.
Thank you as always to Sarah ​⁠​⁠​⁠‪@roxycreationsbysarah‬ and Rachel ​⁠‪@roxycreations679‬ ​⁠for hosting these wonderful projects. Be sure to check them out and support their creativity.
Cheers
Christine
Create and craft with Christine

[@carrold815]

Very unusual flower. Great result on the printing fabric

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Carol 🤗

[@paulalister80]

Such a lovely flower you’ve picked love it’s from your own garden your really personalising your field note book which is just wonderful.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you dear Paula 🤗

[@allisonferber5474]

This was wonderful. I love fritillaria. Such a beautiful and unexpected flower. Your journal is going to be great. Can’t wait to see how it evolves.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you so very much Allison. I’ve been wanting to do a slow stitch fritillaria project for a long time now so this was the perfect opportunity. Cheers, Christine

[@DottyBeeVintage]

The snake’s head fritillary is one of my favourite flowers, we have a couple of patches in the garden where they come up every year, I love to take a close look at them as the markings are so fine. 🌸🌸🌸

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

They are such a fascinating bloom. You’re very lucky to have a few patches of them 🤗

[@user-vc3ks5ii9r]

Lovely!!

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks so much 🤗

[@patvalenzuela5105]

Looking good.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks so much Pat 🤗

[@willowhilldesigns7]

I love the Fritillaria, and almost chose it! It will be interesting to see how you represent it. I also like trying to follow the look of the old Field Note journals. TFS!

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Becca - look forward to catching up on your videos. Cheers, Christine

[@bestcrossroad]

Very exotic looking flower! Thank you for sharing canva. I’ll look for it. Love your accompanying little book! I have a little book as well where I was thinking of attaching the dried flowers I collected as the flowers and herbs come to life ( as an accompanying booklet).
Hope you’ll get a lot of sleep and rest to recharge.
Have a good night, Christine.
🌸tess

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Lovely idea to include your dried flowers Tess 🤗

[@giusicoluccia6594]

The fritillaria is really a sweet flower,Christine! I didn't know it. The print on fabric turned out so well!
Take care and to the next ❤

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you dear Giusi - happy to have overcome my phobia!

[@lucy7b]

Snakes head fritillary is a very famous flower where I’m from. Oxford England has some very famous fields with this rare flower. They are protected in the UK. They are one of my favourite flowers. ❤❤❤

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

How wonderful it would be to see fields of Fritillaria 🤗

[@lucy7b]

@@createandcraftwithchristine they are truly wonderful. If you look online there are several pictures posted, Iffley Fields and Magdalen College have them in Oxford.

[@lucy7b]

@@createandcraftwithchristine they are truly wonderful. If you look online there are several pictures posted, Iffley Fields and Magdalen College have them in Oxford.

[@Sewbits]

Congratulations on printing on fabric, I did mine for the first time to, the other day. It’s a lovely bulb.. That is a really great idea. I have Epson eco tank 3800 just bought it 4 days ago… I will down load that app…. Really appreciate all your wonderful ideas…….

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Great to see you printing on fabric too 🤗

[@marthamanigross]

What a pretty and unusual flower. I can see why you were enamored with it. Love that you got brave with printing on fabric, it’s fun. I haven’t seen that type of printing fabric here, but have used commercial printing fabric and also my own printing on freezer paper with muslin. Love the process you’re coming up with.
I’ve tried Canva but haven’t been successful playing with it yet. I need to play more.
Hope you can rest and get feeling better and get ack to creating more. Hoping work is getting better for you.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Martha - I’m happy I can now print on fabric - so many possibilities now 🤗

[@misskathy903]

👍👍❤❤

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you Kathy 🤗

[@kimberleymaloy1728]

Hi Christine, this is looking like it's gonna be fabulous! It's so cool that you can include flowers from your own garden and your own words! I don't know if you mentioned and I just didn't hear but I was worried how your dad is doing? Hopefully continuing to improve! I hope you have a great dsy! TFS 😊

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Hi Kim - thanks so much. Dad is continuing to improve but still some things to be investigated further medically. He is still very weary. Thank you for your kind thoughts and sending them your way too xx

[@carrold815]

One high one low. drop to the below row. On the knitted piece. Or cross rows with the skeleton image of the petal beside the stems. The image shows angular lines. Gives a chevron look

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

@@carrold815 great tip - thank you! 💙🧵🪡

[@carriep.8997]

how exciting that you will use a fascinating flower that you grew in your journal.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Such an exciting project to bring together my love of nature and stitch. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡

[@deblee1958]

Lovely flower to actually have blooming in your garden. Thanks for showing how well the image printed on the fabric I have been considering purchasing a inkjet printer for a few months because the laser printer doesn't much like anything but paper. The little book is so sweet.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Deb - I was surprised how well it worked! 🤗

[@anitajansen5610]

👍🧡

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks so much Anita 🤗

[@giusicoluccia6594]

The fritillaria is really a sweet flower,Christine! I didn't know it. The print on fabric turned out so well!
Take care and to the next ❤

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you xx