I was looking at having either one or two repeats of the original design.

One repeat – the motifs came out a bit too big.

Two repeats joined together – didn’t leave me much space between the vines to put in leaves (unless I wanted to use tiny rose leaves like in the original design, which I don’t)

So I compromised.

I laid one repeat over the top of the other and did a join, missing out what would have been the middle and then sized it to the scoll frame (with 3 cm borders all around).

This took quite a lot of work, since the original image was slightly side on (so the book spine could be seen) so I started with 1/4 of one repeat, replicated, flipped it 3 ways, joined it together, scanned and printed another copy, matched up the join, took a photo of it (since by then it wouldn’t fit on my scanner) and then re-sized it. It took me awhile to get the process right and I currently have a lot of copies of the design at various sizes and configurations floating around *grin*

Next thing to do is to correct the flowers (circles) that have gone a bit ovoid during the joining of the quarters, so I can see how they really sit in the framework of vines.

(I don’t think I’ll actually trace the circles onto the linen.)

Also, some of the vine connections need a touch of adjusting – I need it perfect before I trace it off onto the linen.

I made an order from ThreadNeedle St, including

29-30 Count Legacy Linen
Parchment,
Fat Quarter                                                                                                                   and am currently working on a huge list of the supplies I’ll need, and whether to get them in Australia or import them from the U.S., based on price.