A Gardener's Book of Needlepoint Author:Meg Merrill, Catherine di Montezemolo, Jack Bodi In A Gardener's Book of Needlepoint the lover of needlepoint will discover more than forty exquisite designs by Jack Bodi, inspired by the brilliance of color and shapes in flower, fruits, and vegetables. — Three containers are presented -- a basket, a Chinese cachepot, and a clay pot -- and are filled with bouquets. Th... more »e basket (see cover) may contain either an arrangement of vegetables or one of multicolored flowers; the cachepot may be filled with blue flowers or flowers of many hues; the clay pot is designed to hold a leafy green caladium or a brilliant geranium.
There is an explosion of imagery in the letters of the alphabet, each designed with a flower, fruit, or vegetable in the appropriate initial letter, set against a geometric background. There are designs for border planting, which include a bouquet of carrots and a tulip surrounded by gingham, and three designs for large gros point rugs -- a pansy, a leafy lettuce, and a slice of watermelon.
The authors have given a selection of borders and backgrounds that me be interchanged if the needlepointer wants further variation in the stunning designs, which are presented in projects of incredible brilliance and imagination.« less