Christmas Every Month

Some of us are making gifts for Christmas throughout the year

so we can take are time and make what we would really

want to give. 

Sylvia was asked by a friend if she would make her a

Striped Christmas Runner with all the ribbons she had been saving

 from gifts and chocolates. 

Sylvia has made many of these now.

I teach Christmas Runners from the start of September,

so they can be made in time for Christmas. 

I add and demonstrate a new pattern each year at classes.

I already have an idea for this years!!!

Click on the written label below

to see a collection of table runners.

Stripes

These are mother and daughter projects. Mother is making a

table runner in blue and purple strips and daughter

is making a 24" by 56" striped wall hanging in rich colours and

fabrics. lots of textures and trimmings.

Very different ideas but the same technique.

See my Banner and Strip Quilts

HERE

Kims Striped Cushions

On Monday 19th I put the finishing touches to

Kim's cushions. She wanted ones to match her

newly decorated Living Room and using the

off cuts from her cream textured curtains.

I delivered these on the Wednesday when I went to

the last Card Making session of the year

@The Gallery.

Kim was very pleased with them.

Knit Wits Class, Cushions

Students are really enjoying making cushions now and

I love the variety of colour and fabric combinations.

See more cushions

HERE

and

HERE

See my cushions

HERE

See more by clicking on the written labels below.

Thursday Quilting Class at Knit Wits 10th Nov 2011

I can't believe two weeks have passed and I haven't had the chance

of blogging and showing all the wonderful creativity that

has been going on. So here goes,

Classes at Knit Wits of Dereham are full until the New Year!

More and more beautiful Striped Crazywork Cushions are being

made like the one above.

To see more what goes on at these classes,

click on 'Knit Wits' in the written labels below.

Strip Cushion Making at Knit Wits

Several students have been making the striped cushions.

They have been using different types of materials

and techniques within the project. It is so lovely that

everyone is so different even though they start with

my strip cushions as a pattern guide.

See my cushions HERE

Thursday 27th Quilting Class at Knit Wits

The last Thursday of every month is

Quilts and Quilt Making at Knit Wits in Dereham.

Its really getting lovely now as students are bringing

in lots of finished work and showing

and sharing.

As you can see by the photos above there are

cushions. Christmas runners,

(love the Robin fabric in this one,

well done Irene)

and quilts at there start.

See more by clicking the written labels below

or see a workshop list above.

Strip Cushion Session

During the classes, especially the 'Striped Crazywork Cushion',

I have been teaching all the students how to do

Machine Quilting and Embroidery.

Above, is Gloria busy on the machine, she has

really taken to it as you can see by her cushion

in the making.

See my cushions on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Sara's Finished Work

Sara has worked hard since September

completing several different projects

which take many hours to complete.

They are beautiful!

The Strip Patchwork Butterfly Wall Hanging,

is Sara's first go at scrap bag patchwork and

free machine quilting.

The Pink Notebook was a piece of felt,

embellished using an

Embellisher Machine and lots of lovely

scraps of fabric, then

machine embroidered. Sara then added

more embellishments by hand.

The top photograph is a wall hanging based

on crazy patchwork and a corset shape.

Lots to follow as Sara forms her portfolios

and sketchbooks.

See more by clicking the written labels below.

All Pink

Sara has been working on her themed pieces of textile and

as you can see they are Pink, flowered and with

additional butterflies.

Above, is Sara's first go at strip patchwork and

free machine quilting, as you can see it looks really good.

The embellished piece is going to cover a notebook.

See more embellishment by visiting my website.

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Sara Working Hard

Sara has been coming to The Gallery for a month and has

done so much in that short time.

Sara has chosen the theme of Butterflies and

has created so many lovely pages for her sketchbooks

and for future inspiration.

The piece at the top is the cover for a sketchbook

where you add your own pages.

The fabric for the striped patchwork came straight

out of the scrap bag and Sara had her first go at

Free Machining she is a natural!

So watch this space!

Diary Cover Finished

I finished putting the diary cover together today.

It looks really good and will be great to put all

my teaching dates in.

As Judy commented before,

"A cover makes them more personal".

See the blog post of how it started

by clicking HERE

and the video of how to make a fabric journal cover

www.art2inspiretech.blogspot.com