Not much stitching this week as I’ve been dealing with the end of term in various ways, but the miniature garden now has some bullion knot lettuces in a very subtly variegated thread:
And I’ve started some courgettes. I think I might cut the leaves out of some fabric like I did with the pumpkin pendant…
…rather than embroider them as they are quite big. The only other way I can think of is to make them as needle lace slips and I don’t really want to go into that level of complexity. I’ve tried out an experimental courgette made from the tiniest raised stem band with a trio of lazy daisy stitches for the flower. Hopefully the head of the pin gives an idea of scale!
The wind sculpted tree has gone from this:
To this:
I needle felted a sheep for a birthday card:
And finished a doodle with some of my reticulated brass scraps and gold pearl purl on sapphire blue silk.
Must try harder!
Under A Topaz Sky 
A couple of my courgette escaped and ended up marrow sized so you could have an excuse for larger! 😄😄😄
It’s tempting – the raised stem band echoes the stripes very nicely!
Seconding Amanda – the only time I remember my Mam growing courgettes, they Got Away From Us, even though courgettes were among the vegetables that fussy-eater Small Me would eat in quantity..
I wish ours would. They are more likely to shrivel up and rot on the plants than grow huge and I would love to make marrow and ginger jam!