The Sewing Songbird

The Sewing Songbird Embroidery artist Gemma Matthews 🌿 Original stitched art inspired by nature, literature & the arts

The last stitch is in, and I can finally reveal my latest piece. So sorry for the long wait, I hope it was worth it! Ste...
03/06/2026

The last stitch is in, and I can finally reveal my latest piece. So sorry for the long wait, I hope it was worth it!

Step inside and let your imaginations take you on a journey… 😉🪡🌿🌺

*All completely freehand stitched, no patterns, paints or guides, just plenty of colourful threads. 🧵

A photo collage of flora & foliage taken from a variety of my embroideries… Sorry for my quietness, it’s been a week! Do...
30/05/2026

A photo collage of flora & foliage taken from a variety of my embroideries…
Sorry for my quietness, it’s been a week! Don’t worry though, I’m not far from sharing something new. 😉🪡🌿🌺
*all completely freehand stitched, without using patterns, paints or guides, just dmc threads as my colour palette and nature as my inspiration.

Following the theme from my last post, here’s another small snippet of close up details. This time it’s taken from my em...
08/05/2026

Following the theme from my last post, here’s another small snippet of close up details. This time it’s taken from my embroidery, The Lady in the Butterfly Dress. I must admit that this buddleia may be one of my favourite ones that I’ve stitched, the textures and colours just zing… 😊🪡🌿🪻🌺

*all completely freehand stitched, using the needle like a paintbrush and the threads as my palette.

Nothing new to share just yet, and maybe I’m posting into a void, but here’s a close up view of one of my previous embro...
03/05/2026

Nothing new to share just yet, and maybe I’m posting into a void, but here’s a close up view of one of my previous embroideries, Into the Unknown. All those lovely overlapping flowers & foliage… they are my favourite things to create! 🥰🪡🌿

Sneaky peek of my current embroidery in progress… Creating entwining borders may be my favourite thing! ☺️ Now you’ll ju...
27/04/2026

Sneaky peek of my current embroidery in progress… Creating entwining borders may be my favourite thing! ☺️ Now you’ll just have to wait for the next part… 😉🪡🌿🌺

Just to say, I’m still here, still stitching when I can. Hoping to show you something new soon, until then here’s a coll...
08/01/2026

Just to say, I’m still here, still stitching when I can. Hoping to show you something new soon, until then here’s a collage of snippets & details taken from a variety of my pieces… 😊🪡🌿🌺

*completely freehand stitched, no patterns or paint, just threads and imagination ✨

I may not have made a wreath for my door yet, but I have been busy creating a border for my latest embroidery. It’s a wo...
11/12/2025

I may not have made a wreath for my door yet, but I have been busy creating a border for my latest embroidery. It’s a work in progress and there’s still a long way to go, but I’m busy stitching… 😉🪡🌿 I’ll try to keep you updated. 🌺

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An interesting angle of my previous embroidery. Sometimes the last minute touches can make the piece, despite the many h...
26/11/2025

An interesting angle of my previous embroidery. Sometimes the last minute touches can make the piece, despite the many hours you spend stitching all those textures, those last minute footprints added that certain something… What do you think? 😊🪡👣🌿🌺

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