The Accidental Embroiderer

A couple of free designs from the art nouveau era

Right – time for another freebie (or two). Life has been very busy recently so again these are taken from some old files, from the days when I was doing more decorative and less arty designs. They’re small designs (for the 4×4 inch hoop) taken from old art nouveau motifs and are done in a conventional style, with the applique fabric forming the large stylised flowers. The applique is done in the usual way, with satin stitch borders to the fabric which I don’t usually like much, but in this kind of design it’s fine. They’re simple designs but there’s nothing wrong with that, and if you have some subtly patterned fabric, this might be a good place to use it

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Art Nouveau 1

 

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Art Nouveau 2. May be tricky to cut out!

I hesitated a bit before posting these, because the narrow indentations on number 2 make trimming the applique fabric very fiddly. But if you use light-weight cotton for the fabric, and small scissors with fine tips for the cutting, it should be OK. And the satin stitch borders should help disguise any mistakes

Download the files for number 1 herefor number 2 here, and the worksheet is here

10 thoughts on “A couple of free designs from the art nouveau era

  1. Mia, they are beautiful and would go nicely on some kitchen towels, bath towels or anything else. Thank you for your generosity.

  2. Hi Mia, Thank you so much for these beautiful applique art nouveau art flowers. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!!

  3. Thank you for sending us these lovely designs! I am so thankful for you and appreciate all that you do. Have a wonderful Christmas!
    Linda Hudson

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