This is a nice compilation of patterns for flowers, fruits, houseplants, etc. to embroider, with color illustrations of them first as embroidered designs and then with line drawings showing their basic shapes with info on stitches to use later in the book. They are grouped by categories, like cacti, wildflowers, fruits, etc. They tend towards very detailed. The leaf shapes and other ID characteristics are generally very authentic, although the leaf shape of clover seems wrong (clover leaves are actually oval and not the heart shape that is so popular in clover and St. Patrick's Day designs, which is more like the look of wood sorrel). I appreciated the wildflower and mushroom designs especially, though I wish there were far more since those are my particular loves.

All in all, this is a lovely book with a nice assortment of beautiful botanical designs and also sweet little potted plants and such. The retail price $21.95 seems a little high for a book that has so much similar competition, but it's a wonderful resource.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

This book was filled with great pictures, cute inspirations/ideas and easy to follow directions. As someone who has never tried embroidery but has always been interested, I feel like this book will help me find a project and teach me how to complete it confidently. There are some truly beautiful designs in this book.