A delightful, stitched scene from the garden in my mind’s eye, filled with chirping birds, appliquéd butterflies, hand painted busy bee buttons and the scene stealer a punch needle beehive.Finished size approx. 7½” w x 7” hAssumes 42" useable fabric from selvage to selvagePattern only What You Need: 5” x 11½’ cream tonal 1, background top section 6½” x 8” cream tonal 2, background lower right section 6½” x 8” cream tonal 3, background lower left section 5” x 11½” green print, ground, hexagons and applique 5” x 8” mauve print, butterflies and hexagons (I have allowed extra to requirements of this print to allow for fussy cutting the butterfly wings) 1 (5” x 5”) square each of 8 prints, applique and hexagons 1 (10” x 10”) square blue print, binding, applique, lobster clasp tag and hexagons 9” x ½ WOF, lining Embroidery Floss, I used Valdani 6 ply #8103 withered mulberry dark, #120 stormy sky, #P10 antique violet, #P8 old rose, #P2 olive green, #548 blackened khaki, #511 black sea, #512 chimney dust, #P5 tarnished gold and #078 aged wine Valdani 3 ply, #P5 and #H212 for the punch needle 39 x ¾” pre-cut hexagon paper liners 2 x busy bee buttons 8” (20cm) zipper ½” (9mm) lobster clasp 3” square fusible web, such as Soft Fuse or Vliesofix Template plastic, optional 9” x 16” batting Fusible stitchery stabilizer, optional Punch needle, I use a Cameo Ultra Punchneedle Embroidery Hoop, I use a Susan Bates 5” Apliquick rods, optional Appliqué paper, optional Fabric glue pen, optional Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It, optional Light box, optional Fine tipped fabric marking pen General sewing supplies
