We are so happy for the first Flourish Wildflower of 2020! I worked on this over the holiday and fell in love with the little blue flowers of the Forget Me Not. The Forget Me Not symbolizes "remembrance". I always wonder why different flowers symbolize different virtues, and I have a few thoughts on this little beauty.
With each Lazy Daisy that I stitched to create a petal, I though of how many little petals it takes to make this dainty little blue flower even stand out. It made me think of how many little blessings and gifts we each receive and try to remember, especially as we say goodbye to a passing year and say hello to a new one. Maybe it is about remembering the little things that combine to make something note worthy and great and not the big bursts that impact us in subtle, sweet ways. I'm not an expert, nor am I the person who assigns meanings to flowers, but for me the Forget Me Not means remember the small blessings together as a whole.
To stitch this darling little flower you will need:
Crewel Embroidery Needle
Fabric
Cotton Batting
Transfer Pen
Hoop
Embroidery Snips
DMC Floss Numbers
(Blue 793, Lt. Blue 318, Yellow 3821, Green 469, and Ecru Pearl 5)
1. Right click on image and print from your computer to your printer. Place image under your fabric and trace with erasable transfer pen. (I use the Frixion pens that erase with steam.)
2. Place fabric tightly in hoop (remember drum tight) with cotton batting behind fabric. The cotton batting that I use is a 80/20 Cotton. It hides my knots, strings and gives my stitches a little extra lift. Once your fabric is drum tight you are ready to go.
3. Take your green and thread your crewel needle with all six strands of floss about an arms length of floss. Tie a knot in the end and make a tail about 1/3 the length of your floss. This helps you to hold onto your floss as you go through the fabric.
