I have just finished a collection of small framed pieces which I am sending to Ruthin Craft Centre next week www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk and here is a very happy cat! Now today I start a very big commission piece, a lovely garden scene, however I am not letting any of the rain that is pouring down outside into the new piece, although I am going to have lots of fresh sumptuous spring greens in it, I may even slip a little swift in it as ours have just arrived, oh true joy, the real start of summer!

It's now May and it has'nt stopped raining for days and all I long for is the sunshine, I want to do what these birds are doing look at the sea on a beautiful sandy beach in the sunshine.

The clever and talented stitchers at the end of the workshop in Bexhill all showing their beautiful pieces of machine embroidery. Thank you everyone for a lovely day. keep up the good work and happy stitching!

A very blowy day on the beach

Its been a very productive week so far and I'm really pleased with what  have made, here is "A very Blowy Day on the Beach"

A very blowy blossom day

Hot of the machine today!

"A very blowy blossom day"- very apt I think for the time of year!

A wonderful weekend

The Super Stitchers of the Belfast Embroiderers' Guild on our last day of the machine embroidery workshop last weekend.
Your wealth of talent and generosity was overwhelming and very much appreciated. Thank you everyone for making me so welcome and very good luck with all your work for all the exhibitions .
Happy Stitching!

happy stitching day

A big thank you to all the  members of the Winchester Embroiderers Guild who came to the workshop today and made me so welcome and made the workshop so special. It was a wonderfully creative day and everyone made such beautiful work. There is surely nothing nicer than being surrounded by such inspiring and talented stitchers. A very happy stitching day.