Green and Leafy Embroidery

Wow, I am really liking how this is going.  Take a look.

The dark green shaded leaves are done in backstitch (I think it is called) but the variegated blue/green (DMC 4030) is done in stem stitch.  I wanted it to have a weight to it so it wouldn't disappear behind the darker green.

Green and Leafy Design in the works

I feel like lately, I am kind of fixated on embroidery.  And then I was inspired to make my own design.  It is a leafy design as I was in leafy Manitoba when I got inspired.  I started out thinking I would do some Hawaiian applique but it had a mind of it's own, so here we go...

The first layer of stitching surrounds some shaded leaf shapes.  I liked it but then I thought I would add another layer

More lines later and the shadows will be in the variegated thread I think...Stay tuned.

The Lord's Prayer embroidery

Of course I can't stop starting something new and I love embroidery projects.  They are so portable, and with summer coming we will be on the road a bit more I think.

So I jumped in to the free Lord's Prayer embroidery project presented by Jenny over at Elephantz.  How wonderful does that look?

So I have been busy picking out my fabric...

I have the title embroidery ready to go...Oh, wait, this post has been sitting in the draft bin and now I have more...

I feel like the fabric is too dark or intense.  Maybe I will say the commitment has been made and I will go with this colour scheme.  What do you think?