Visited family this weekend and took things to finish and create while enjoying the great company.
Crazywork Details
Finished the round robin motif detail.
Took a crochet hook, wools and threads and started some scrumble work. really enjoyed the free way of making this.
Scrumble start
Scrumble Detail
This will now grow to form a contemporary crochet scarf.
Jane Embellishing
I love Tuesdays @ The Gallery surrounded by art and creative people. The Gallery has been moved round so there is exhibiting and shop space with Judy. Hadyn in the framing workshop and photography spaces. A display and permanent art space to create in.
I was able to demonstrate embellishing yesterday taking along some of The Blue Moon pieces for inspiration and the fabrics and threads for people to have a go.
Judy , after some tips about the machine and how fabrics react to felting really enjoyed herself and now wants one!
Judy Embellishing
Looks like theres going to be more workshops on this technique.
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Blue moon Embellish Detail
I decided to continue embellishing a piece of blue textile felting I made on my embellisher. The inspiration for the bead work came from the Blue Moon we had on Monday a the start of our New Year.
Blue Embellish Page
This is the full embellished page.
I have loved working with these colours as usual and can see some ATC’S being made shorthly!
Velvet Spangles
Decided to do some beading on the velvet piece I started before Christmas and create some normality to the household as Jenn had, had alot of fun with her new friend this morning! see my day to day blog
Background Before and After
I started painting abstract backgrounds on Lurtradur fabric that I had been given to play with. See my blog www.quilterscottagenorfolk.blogspot.com for the step to step process and techniques.
Background machine Stitch Detail
This detail shows the background so far, now it is ready for quilting and embellishing with embroidery and beading.
Monday Night The Coven Quilters had their celebration meal of the New Year we each took a dish to share and Kate was our Hostess. We meet at Kate’s and Paddy’s once a month to sew,share, put the world to rights and laugh and we really laugh!
Party Time with The Girls
These girls! have to party, Kate had the biggest kazzoo’s we’d ever seen and of course they had to be used. While taking this photograph Kate is checking the potatoes in the kitchen and Joan is curled up with laughter at the other end of the table because the girls are now turning blue because I have to get the pic ‘just right’. What a lovely evening. We swapped parcels and I swapped my Friendship Liliac ATC’s(Artist Trading Cards) see sketchbook ideas on these and much more about my day to day blog at www.quilterscottagenorfolk.blogspot.com
Lilac Friendship ATC's
These are the Liliac ATC’s hopefully the ladies will make and swap an ATC of they’re favourite skill. I put a loop on my ATC so we can join them altogether as they are made.
“We need good companions to help us to flourish in this garden we call life.”
Sophie Hudson
Cherish your friendships.
Christmas 2009 is over!
Well today is the day we take down the Christmas decorations and trimmings of 2009. I couldn’t help it this year and gather most of it together as a collection on the dinning room table. It was a wonderful family happy time and a year that had many twists and turns as I think most years do.
Seeing all the decorations together made us realise we had been making and collecting for many years and some of our Christmas trimmings are now a big part of our family traditions at Quilters Cottage.
I’ve looked back and flicked through my journals and sketchbooks for 2009 and I am starting a new often I will continue but I feel like a change.
I brought this inspirational placque for our wall and it makes many stand and read. I hope it will inspire you too!
Inspirational Quote