Tulips in yellow

Description

Mellow yellow

The design for the tulip cushion was inspired by a trip to the U.K.  It was spring and tulips where everywhere! All colours, shapes and sizes. I saw them growing under trees, in parks, formal gardens, on window ledges, in paintings and florist shops.

For an Australian where tulips are exotic flowers bought at a florist, it was a real treat! I had tulip-mania, and started sketching designs.

This beautiful cushion is the result. I have stitched both colour ways and enjoyed both enormously. The bold blue background trellis is fun to work and each of the tulips are quick and easy. You can watch your cushion grown just like the tulips in your garden.

Tulipmania

Learn more about the phenomena of Tulipmania. Visit my Blog Stay in the Loop and find out about this extraordinary period in 17th century Holland.

See  “Tulipmania, my needlepoint homage.”

Happy stitching!

Barbara