Elegant Gardens Wall Hanging/10 Lessons/$90.00
Elegant Gardens consists of nine individual panels worked in a variety of silk bias ribbons and silk embroidery ribbons. Each individual garden is worked in a variety of stitches, which also include extra embellishments such as buttons, vintage lace or charms. Each of these vignettes could also be worked into an existing quilt block or square. There are fourteen embroidery stitches, which you will learn in Lesson 1. There are nine ribbonwork flowers that you will learn throughout the following lessons, with variations of the fourteen embroidery stitches.
Lesson 1: In this class you will learn the embroidery stitches that include the blanket, feather, pistol stitch, outline, straight, couched, lazy daisy, bullion, French knot, ribbon stitch, bullion tipped lazy daisy, petite rose center, ribbon rose and loop stitch. These will be worked in silk embroidery ribbon and threads. In the second part of the lesson you will prepare your squares of fabric for the following classes.
Panel 1~ Roses • Panel 2~ Lace and Irises • Panel 3~ Hanging Heart Vines
Panel 4~ Lace and Pansies • Panel 5~ Lace, Roses and Vines • Panel 6~ Ribbon Basket
Panel 7~ Fuchsias • Panel 8~ Hanky Basket • Panel 9~Lace and Vines
Christen's Creations 
Absolutely delicious looking stitching. Your work is heavenly.
Thank you Cheryl, I love to work with the ribbon, I feel so connected with the past.
Wow! Your work is absolutely beautiful! You are doing a wonderful job of keeping this craft alive! Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, I really love working with the silk ribbons, it is like being a part of history!