Sunday, November 27, 2022

Darlene Zimmerman Embroidery Blocks

I didn't want to start a new sewing machine project Sunday morning at the retreat so I pulled the Darlene Zimmerman embroidery panel I brought along and started another block. Looking back in my blog, I see I started embroidering this panel in 2017!

Since I don't have a quilt in the frame for hand quilting and I'm not appliqueing Hearts & Wreaths, I had plenty of time to finish this block. Of course I changed the colors of the flowers to my liking. The light green balls on the darker green stems are french knots wrapped around the needle 8 times. I thought they added some texture to the block.

I'm trying to finish projects the rest of this year. This panel has been languishing for sometime in the embroidery project drawer but now I have a purpose for these blocks, time to get them finished!

The embroidery has started on the last block, hopefully that will be completed by next Sunday.

Linking to Slow Stitching Sunday, Stitching Stuff, Handmade Monday, Design Wall Monday, Craftastic Monday, Monday Musings

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love your embroidery block woweee what a lot of lovely French knots though!!! Adds whimsy and texture!!! Are there more floral vases in this panel or is it just the 1??? I assumed more since you said you started in 2017
Thanks for sharing your imaginative stitching finish !!! Kathi

CathieJ said...

Your embroidery is gorgeous. I can't imagine wrapping the floss around the needle 8 times, but those French knots really make those flowers look fantastic.

Ivani said...

This is so lovely, Gretchen.
Glad you finished this beauty.

Michele McLaughlin said...

Such a pretty piece! I love the variety of stitches, especially the french knots, they really give the piece texture! Have a great day!

Julierose said...

this is so pretty, Gretchen; nice work on all those french knots!! Hugs, Julierose

Angela said...

This is really pretty. I love that you chose your own colours!

cityquilter grace said...

lovely stitching...

Sarah said...

Funnily enough I'm on a finishing run! And then I started something new (I couldn't help myself) lovely embroidery,

dq said...

Truly beautiful!

Jenny said...

That's a lovely embroidered block and now you are stitching the final one. I can see another finish coming up soon.

loulee said...

What beautiful stitching.

Chopin - A Passionate Quilter said...

Beautiful hand work Gretchen! I think I remember when you were working on this one. Hugs

Anonymous said...

This is really pretty, and I like the colors you’re using.

Anonymous said...

Don’t know why this says anonymous. It’s LuAnn

Sara said...

Really pretty embroidery piece. Your stitches look so good. It has a sweet vintage look.

Home Sewn By Us said...

Hi Gretchen! This is a beautiful embroidery project! I love all the different colors you chose for the flowers. Nice job. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne

Kate said...

Very pretty embroidery. Good luck with your plan to finish things off this year.

Brenda @ Songbird Designs said...

Gretchen, your embroidery block is GORGEOUS!! I wish I could do that! That's a lot of French knots!! I'm so happy you got it out of the UFO drawer!! Can't wait to see the finish! Thanks for linking up with Monday Musings!

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Gretchen, this is so beautiful. I just love the clusters of French knots.

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

I simply adore this embroidery!

Sum of their Stories said...

This is so beautiful. I love finding older projects in my stash and finally finishing them, it's so satisfying! Thank you for sharing this beauty with us at Handmade Monday this week.