Sampler Quilt

Our first six sample squares from Nicola’s workshop.  Tomorrow we have Cathedral Windows to work and I need to get my homework done today but I also want to go out for a walk.  Maybe I need to get dressed and begin the day!  

We have a break after tomorrow’s workshop until the New Year when we have another 4 sessions to complete the quilt.

Bookmaking workshop in october

Joan’s first classes this session are based on making papers and next weekend on rusting.  The results of our painting session attached

These sheets are to be cut across and made into zigzag books, i must do that this week.I need to gather all the requirements for our November meeting too,  thinking of going over to Empress Mills for Synthrapol.

Current Work

Another Minnie Mouse is in progress, this one is for a friend to give as a gift at Christmas.  She still needs her shoes and a bag to complete her outfit.

BAck after a few months

Too busy since May enjoying life, workshops, holidays, alterations have got in the way of posts.  I hope to make up for that in the next few weeks.
The alterations to my kitchen have been the biggest delay but it’s not complete yet.  The latest pictures below.

A few bits for the builder to complete before the decorator arrives.

I returned from the Lake District last week after 5 days of stitching and drawing at Rydal Hall.  13 of us had a productive week, the weather was kind to us most of the week and I visited Grasmere twice and walked into Ambleside one day to stretch my legs as my back was aching after 2.5 days sitting stitching.  I challenged Richard to draw each day, after he said he had given up on his resolution to sketch for 10 minutes daily,  this helped both of us to focus.

View from the garden at Rydal Hall

Minnie Mouse

I've been busy making another felt animal in recent weeks, I managed to complete dressing her, including shoes, handbag and French knickers.

I have just cut out another body in pale grey/blue to be displayed in our exhibition in August.  In the past I did not enjoy working with small items but I have become hooked on them.  The collar on the dress was a bit of a fiddle but I made it in the end.

Weekend Entertainment

Amongst doing other things I have used to poor weather days to produce these dandelion pieces for our group journals. It began with one two months ago on the same theme, progressed to a second month, when I reviewed my fabrics and decide to continue with the designs. They are not all going in journals I am considering put some in our summer exhibition, possible taking photos of some for cards.  Each design is slightly different and of. Course I have sneaked in my favorite colour in some of them along with green the other one.

I thoroughly enjoyed doing these once I motivated myself.there is another piece of space dyed fabric so there may be more on the horizon.

I must get down to preparing my Bookmaking papers for Saturday now!

Evening Amusement

I have decided I must try harder with the items I put in the C.A.T.s travelling journals. Therefore I've been busy stitching for a couple of evenings with the following results

I have been using Effie Mitrofanis's book Needleweaving and Embroidery Embellishments as inspiration and a guide.

I now need to find or do some artwork to accompany this pieces.