Clik here to view.
Still more applique
This piece is backed onto some curtain interlining and then washed in hot water to give it a vintage feel. This particular interlining seems to turn into tungsten steel when you give it this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teeny tiny sewing machine
I have just come back from a long weekend break in Spain. While we were there we had a less than successful stay in Murcia, where the Medieval Historian had been many years previously. Sadly,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Field notes from Utopia
A couple of months ago, I went on a fantastic weekend at Shore Cottage Studio. I have blogged about this before, but, to recap, it is a gorgeous studio on the Dee Estuary which runs short courses on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maria, Hen Empress of all the Russias
If you have been following my blog for a bit, you will know that every New Year’s Day I make a doll which either says something about the past year, or about the one coming up. My rule is that it has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gucci chicken
Were there an award for the nicest person in the world, I think my friend Alison would be a very strong contender. She noticed the above Gucci chicken in Florence and kindly sent me a photo to go...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring Wreath
This is my latest piece of work. It is quite a traditional piece of hand appliqué. I started with a piece of printed furnishing fabric from a sample book, measuring roughly 18 inches (46 cm) square...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Another wreath
I was a bit taken aback by how popular the last wreath was, so here’s another. This is made in the same way. The background is a sample of furnishing linen which I have had for ages but not wanted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A little bit of floral appliqué
This is an interesting little piece. It’s not that I don’t remember making it, but I don’t remember making it that clearly. I think I made it to use the egg shape to make the vase: I then filled the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turtle Egg
There has been one of my all too frequent gaps in posting. Again it is because I have been doing a lot of making, mainly on my inspired by Fabergé eggs. I have also moved on to working with wook...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Article 0
This egg panel is very simple. I wanted to use the orange rose print just because I think it is so pretty. I tacked the fabric over a stiff card egg template, stitched almost all the way round it...
View Article