Quilted and Embroidered Floralies

Description

After the enormous success of her first book, France’s leading Embroiderer of flowers, Cécile Franconie, has returned with an abundance of new projects that will take your breath away! Take a stroll through Cécile’s garden and let her show you how to embroider with your knitting and crochet yarn, perle cotton, beads and all sorts of unlikely materials. Watch how your own creative garden will be taken to new levels!

In this book you will find a wealth of projects that can take anywhere from one afternoon to several months to make, and that are perfect for all levels. Small cases, sewing twirls, wall hangings, brooches, quilts, and bags – 37 projects in total, each one meticulously explained and accompanied by full-size templates and layouts for the embroidery stitches

« You do not need to be an expert. What matters most is to be curious, and to take pleasure, without overthinking it, in touching the materials and bringing them to life. » – Cécile

Cécile Franconie projects in “Quilted and Embroidered Floralies” book:

Yellow Needle Book
Lush Provençal Garden
Bag with Velvet Circles
Rose Twirl
Scandinavian Pouch
Bird Bag
The Embroiderer’s Necktie
Deer Bag
Floral Beehive Bag
Green Moon Bag
A Heart for My Scissors
Moon Brooches
Spring Pouch
Floral Reticule
Sewing Twirl with Leaves
Round Pincushion
For My Treasured Hoops
Crazy-Patch Pouch
Thistle Reticule
Camomile
Lace Bag
Enchantment
Round Pincushion
Bag with Floral Cubes
Paulette bag
Southern Branch
Embroidery Doll
Renaissance
Wildflowers Pouch
Polka Dot Pouch
Embroidery Doll
Provençal Hanging Garden
Scarlett Bag
My Page 13 or Moments of sharing
Treasury
Embroidered Ys
Cardinal

PLUS 2 chapters about Embroidery Stitches & Materials

Learn more about Cécile

As a teenager, Cécile Franconie learned to crochet with the invaluable help of her grandmother. Wishing to master other techniques, she gradually tried her hand at other pursuits related to the art of thread. Developing a real talent as a seamstress, she made clothing for her four children, along with dolls and other fabric toys. In 1997 she discovered quilting and quickly progressed from making miniature quilts to more complex projects such as throws and bed quilts.

Embellishing quilts is now Cécile’s priority and passion. Enamored of traditional blocks and quilting, Cécile likes to revisit them and enliven them with flowers of all types. Her talent for creating stunning color palettes is that of a true colorist. Cécile’s command of the fiber arts is unparalleled and as rich and fragrant as a summer garden!

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