Where Meadows & Gardens Grow

Where Meadows & Gardens Grow by Jo Butcher 

A sun-kissed meadow. A woodland walk in dappled shade. A tranquil garden filled with flowers. Venture where meadows & gardens grow as embroidery artist Jo Butcher reveals the magic of her picture-perfect stitching. Re-create the wonder and beauty of twelve picturesque scenes, as you join Jo on her journey to capture the realism of nature using her trademark layering technique, combining a simple watercolour wash, a handful of embroidery stitches and a palette of the prettiest colours.

So beautiful. Sew Jo Butcher.

Featured Projects

• Seascape

  The water greets the sky surrounded by cow parsley, daisies and a scattering of tiny flowers

• Hollyhocks

  Elegant spires, in shades of dusky pink and soft green, stretch towards the sky

• Bluebells Under the Birches

  A carpet of pure, blue flowers spreads beneath a canopy of birch leaves

• Topiary in the Border

  Perfect topiary spheres rise above a colourful sea of iris, geum, verbena and echinacea flowers

• Amongst the Daisies

  A field of fresh, white daisies, some crowned with a golden eye, spread beneath the sun

• Irises

  Rich, velvety petals of the purple iris rise above a sea of sword-like leaves

• Cottage Garden

  Swathes of flowers, large and small, meld together in perfect harmony

• Alliums &Topiary

  Globes of purple allium flowers echo the neatly clipped sphere of a topiary ball

• Silver Birches

  Graceful trunks of ghostly white rise through a woodland garden of ferns and cow parsley

• Foxgloves

  In every shade of pink, proud foxgloves stand sentinel over their garden companions

• Cow Parsley

  The delicate lace of white cow parsley flowers decorates a field of wheat

• Poppies & Cornflowers

  Papery, pink skirts of poppy flowers twirl amongst the cornflowers