A picture of an embroidery hoop on a brown background. In the embroidery hoop is calico fabric and on the fabric is stitched a branch motif with oak leaves and acorns.

November 2023 - Acorn Pattern

November 1, 2023

Oak trees and acorns are a staple of the English countryside.

October 2023 - Rosehip Pattern

October 1, 2023

In the autumn the rosehip is one of the final pops of colour dotting the hedgerows.

September 2023 - Heather Pattern

September 1, 2023

Since my trip to Scotland last year I’ve wanted to create a heather embroidery pattern.

August 2023 - Pansies Pattern

August 1, 2023

I have a glorious pot of purple pansies on my patio and their purple faces give me such joy each time I glimpse them.

July 2023 - Sweet Pea Pattern

July 1, 2023

I love the delicious smell of sweet peas wafting towards my nose as I walk past them.

June 2023 - Scarlet Pimpernel Pattern

June 1, 2023

In real life scarlet pimpernel flowers are tiny, good luck spotting them out in the wild!

May 2023 - Cow Parsley Pattern

May 1, 2023

As we move from spring into summer the tall delights of cow parsley start to appear towering above other plants with their spray of white flower.

April 2023 - Lilac Pattern

April 1, 2023

For a long time, the only thing that grew successfully in my London garden (apart from weeds) was a lilac bush. The spears of purple and gorgeous smell on a sunny spring day were a delight.

March 2023 - Wood Anemone Pattern

March 1, 2023

The nature reserve near me has a beautiful carpet of wood anemone appear each year. March is a little early for them in the North East but further south they will start appearing during March.

February 2023 - Catkins Pattern

February 1, 2023

Yellow catkins are a sure sign that the world around us is awakening from a winter hibernation.

January 2023 - Winter Jasmine Pattern

January 1, 2023

Winter Jasmine is one of the first plants to flower at the start of each year while everything else still lies dormant.

December 2022 - Mistletoe Pattern

December 1, 2022

Mistletoe is so associated with Christmas but have you ever seen it out in the wild? It's most common in western England and parts of Wales. It grows as a hemiparasite on trees and should be easy to spot once the trees have lost their leaves.

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An image of an embroidery hoop on a brown background. On the embroidery hoop, stitched on calico fabric, is an embroidery of bulrushes in shades of brown

November 2022 - Bulrushes Pattern

November 1, 2022

If you walk across a field, down a steep set of steps you reach a nature reserve with fens and open water edged by bulrushes.

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A picture of an embroidery hoop laid on a page from a plant book. On the hoop is stitched a honeysuckle with 3 flowers

October 2022 - Honeysuckle Pattern

October 1, 2022

Our honeysuckle plant hasn't flowered yet as it needs to mature but I can't wait to see it bloom and what glorious colour the flowers will be.

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A picture of an embroidery hoop help up in front of a blackberry bramble. On the embroidery hoop is stitched an embroidery of some blackberries

September 2022 - Blackberry Pattern

September 1, 2022

Something a little different for this free pattern, not a flower but a fruit. Heading out of Summer and into Autumn, is a perfect time to pick blackberries from the brambles.

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August 2022 - Foxglove Pattern

August 1, 2022

Celebrate foxgloves standing proud and confidently above all the other flowers with this pattern.

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On a yellow background is an embroidery hoop with two white daisies stitched on it. On the left of the loop is a pair of stork shaped embroidery scissors, on the right is a twist of yellow, white and green embroidery thread

July 2022 - Oxeye Daisy Pattern

July 1, 2022

Daisies have been appearing in lawns and verges over the past few months and seeing a patch of grass in a park makes me want to lay down my blanket, have a picnic and make some daisy chains!