When we design embroidery for children we often take a whimsical approach, choosing cartoony designs and primary colors. But you are not limited to that mode of thinking, more traditional types of embroidery can be just as effective and much more subtle and visually pleasing. Traditionally children's embroidery was just a scaled down version of adult embroidery. Why not try a more taditional design scheme the next time you consider children's project. In the example above I combined designs from my "Fantastic Flora" collection and then chose a monochrome color pallet. An even more subtle effect could have been achieved with a tone on tone color scheme. To see the entire colection go to www.kenparsonsdesigns.com