This past Monday, we discussed embroidering the larger round elements on Harvest Hues, and today, we’re going to follow that up with just a short little blurb on what I call the “half elements.”

The half elements are those elements that look like half a flower.

If you are just joining in on this stitch-along, you can find links to all the previous lessons for Harvest Hues here in the Harvest Hues Project Index.

If you’re a member of the Needle ‘n Thread Community on Patreon, you’ve already received the downloadable and printable PDF with this information in it, as part of the PDF titled “Part 2: Color and First Stitches.”

Today, we’re tackling Part 2 of Harvest Hues, our current stitch-along! We’re stitching decorative autumn leaves adorned with myriad embroidery stitches, resplendent in autumn colors.

If you’re new to the stitch-along concept or you’re just joining us on this project, you can read more about Harvest Hues and how the stitch-along works here in the Harvest Hues Project Index. You can also read more about the stitch-along and the project in general here in this introduction.

If you want to use the same materials that are shown in the stitched samples for Harvest Hues – including high quality embroidery linen that you won’t find in local fabric stores, coordinating colors of wool-blend felt, all the threads and beads, and other materials for finishing – you can find the materials kit for Harvest Hues available here in my shop. Once it sells out, it’s gone for at least a year if not longer. So grab one while you can! Each kit contains at least enough supplies for three complete leaves.

If you are a member of the Needle ‘n Thread Community on Patreon, I’ve already posted all the information that you’ll find in this article – plus a lot more (we usually work ahead a bit on Patreon) – in the downloadable PDF for Part 2.

Here we go!

If you’ve been following along with our Harvest Hues stitch-along here on Needle ‘n Thread, the following index of lessons in the stitch-along will be useful for you!

Below the list, there are some clarifications on how the stitch-alongs work here on Needle ‘n Thread.

Aaaaaaand…. we’re off! It’s time to start our Harvest Hues stitch-along here on Needle ‘n Thread!

Harvest Hues focuses on creating embroidered autumn-themed leaves using a range of autumn colors, with a few beaded accents for a bit of sparkle.

We’ll be finishing the leaves with interfacing and coordinating felt backing, so that they can be used individually or in groups as part of fall decor.

Once you’ve stitched a basic leaf, you’ll be able to take all that you’ve learned and apply it to any leaf shape with any color scheme for any season!