An evening of Christmas Angels

On Monday evening Jill www.blobglass.co.uk  and I held a Christmas Angel Making Workshop in our lightbox at the Colour Factory, complete with mince pies and mulled cider the evening was a great success. The lovely ladies who attended the workshop each made a beautiful unique Angel and we were all thrilled with the results. the workshop was planned a while ago and  Jill crafted the angels heads, arms and legs from porcelain and I with a lot help from my friend Graham's  www.grahamhollick.com Mum - a very clever stitching lady Joy, made the bodies and dress,  then using paint, new and antique fabrics, buttons beads and hand sewing the angels came to life and were carefully carried home. Well done everyone and thanks for a great evening.

 

 

 

It's been a long time I know since I blogged, and my excuse is.................I've been everywhere but in the world of blogging! I have travelled the almost lenght and width of the country traveling with my embroideries and exhibiting them at fairs and events around this beautiful Isle, I have loved meeting all the wonderful stitch enthuiasts and textile makers as well as of course of all the delightful supporters of my work. My last two fairs are this weekend - Saturday in Dulwich at the Workshop Sale www.theworkshopsale.co.uk  and Saturday and Sunday in Winchester at the Handmade Fair ukhandmade.co.uk (the lovely Rosie with be maning my stand on the Saturday) I hope that you are able if you are in one of the areas to come along and say hello!

 

 

 

It's a whole week now since I returned from exhibiting at the Great Northern Craft Fair in Manchester,

a whole week!! I honestly don't know where the time has gone. I had planned on my return to make loads more pieces as my head was full of ideas and where are these pieces? still in my head! it always amazes me that on return from shows and exhibitions all my ideas and schemes for new work simply just disappear as I have been purely exhausted. Today, however I am thrilled that  I have finished a piece which I have called "An Eight Inch Square" The lovely ladies of the Milton Kenyes Embroiderers Guild have asked me to exhibit a piece of work alongside their exhibition "Tyranny of the Eight Inch Square" I was delighted to be asked and so hence have made this lady with a patched coat. www.mkgallery.org/education/projectspace/  December 6th - 30th

 

Now I am getting ready and  preparing  for MADE London A new and exciting Craft Fair, 26th-28th October to be held at One Marylebone NW1 4AQ. www.madelondon.org

I hope you will be able to come along and say hello and see my machine embroideries.

 

 



A selection of little pieces I have been working on this week.

Ummmh, I wonder if those robins are really standing on those cats heads, or are those cats just dreaming?

I am getting ready for the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in Manchester.  4th -7th October. www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk/ 

Blowy Leaves

 

Although it has been a little breezy today it has been nothing like the image in this embroidery.
The sunny warm weather has been glorious and I am loving it, however I am not being entirely fooled by this sunshine as I have spied the trees and seen the leaves on the turn, they don't look as ragged in previous early autumn years but the tell tale signs of the season a-changing is there, so I am smugly ahead of the game as I start to make autumn themed pieces.

Chichester Embroiderers Guild

 

I spent a lovely day with some of the delightful, friendly and wonderfully talented stitchers of the Chichester Embroiderers Guild, and this is what every one made, in one day!! well done everyone.
We had a great day, lots of laughter and lots of delicious ginger cake to keep all our energy levels high.
Keep up all the good work, and I look forward to the next time we meet.
Thank you Hilary for your photographs.
happy stitching x