little visitors

coffee and drawing at the botanical gardens Wales

kimono krush

I am loving all things Japanese and have been for the last 12 months particularly the traditional pieces and the patterns and obi belts...this has all come from the Full Bloom Theme i choose to use for my competition piece using an old kimono which i embroidered and embellished with ribbon embroidery.. I also used the image of Koi fish and did drawings and prints with them and quilting them and using TRAPUNTO technique which i love and of course water lilies

I wanted to give my own signature on this Kimono with it pulled back to look a bit contemporary but keeping the length of the sleeves and adding floral appliqued pieces as brooches which i will develop much later .

bits and bobs

hand made bags using upcycled facbrics which are then appliqued and quilted onto my tote calico bags i have made, each bag is one of a kind.

almost done

Everything is nearly done for my work to be sent off for the Hand and Lock Prize Embroidery competition...thanks to the help of super Suzi Stitch...i have improved my sewing and presentation....here is a couple of pics of creative mess and a pic of the kimono/jacket..

A busy week

A lovely day out with the children walking through woods and fields meeting a guffalo and making friends with a donkey,
the fist day out we have had since the summer holidays began.