Silk Bougainvillea Sampler - Gazebo Series - Embroidery and Cross Stitch Pattern - PDF Download

 “To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wildflower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.” -W. Blake’s “Auguries of Innocence” The soft apricot shades of the tropical Bougainvillea, the bright glory of nasturtiums, and the softly curving silhouette of the roof tiles all lend an air of calm and beauty to this new Gazebo Sampler. I first read the poem “Auguries of Innocence” when I most needed to, and I've loved it ever since. Blake shows a profound worldly and spiritual wisdom that is still relevant today. I wanted to stitch this particularly poignant verse into a sampler and a ‘gazebo’ sampler format seemed very appropriate. As I stitched, I once again felt as though this design stitched itself. It seems that some unseen muse had already worked out what was needed, because it felt so easy to choose the soft peach and green shades of the silks and the lovely new hemstitching bands. I was led to use many scrumptious overdyed silk and cotton floss