Lotus Flower Coat – Reassured!

You may recall that I had a crisis of confidence over the lotus flower. Having decided I actively disliked my second thought, I persevered with version one, and I am Very Happy Indeed with how it has turned out.

So much so that I offer closer photographs below (click through to look at the stitching more closely and see what I’ve done). It is very simple in conception, just rows and rows of stitching in close shades of white/cream with a bit of pink and lilac, and a couple of the threads are variegated. Somehow it looks light, sunny, charming – and not at all like yet another version of the Jacket of Many Stitches!

And I’m making good use of Floral Feather Stitch, which is one of those delights I feel I don’t make adequate use of. I’m making up for it here – it’s one of my “hero” stitches, breaking up the density of stitching and allowing the tweed to show through. At some point I’ll do a little video of this one, as I’ve not seen many people mentioning it – I found it in Edith John’s Creative Stitches, I think.

But in the meantime – it’s Feather Stitch with an Up-&-Down Blanket Stitch beside each feather!