Heather for Heather

Happy Birthday, Heather!

I hope you're having a magnificent birthday!! Despite the fact that neither of us are particularly good at growing plants, I always think of the heather plant on your birthday. Queen Victoria was fond of heather, and popularized it as a symbol of good luck and good fortune. It's also a symbol of beauty. All of these things are fitting to celebrate another wonderful year of Heather! 

Details:
Stitches: whipped back stitch, back stitch, straight stitch, satin stitch (sort of)
Thread palette:

• Flowers: DMC 550, 3837 (6 strands), DMC 986 (3 strands)
• Grass: DMC 3818 (3 strands)
• Purple "sky": DMC 333 (3 strands)