Fabric Brought!

The main reason to visit Sian's was to pick up the

wadding and thread for Alveva's,

group quilt we are working on.

I also needed some fabric to make a Quillo for a workshop I am giving shortly,

I chose all different shades of blue, one of my favorite colours!

Jenn needed some trimmings to make cushions

and cards for friends,

so all in all we really enjoyed our visit.

By the look of Jenn's face think we spent our budget!

But we still had enough for our ICE CREAMS!

Thank you Sian at The Scout Hut at

Hunstanton.

Lola Says Hello

When we arrived Lola was having her afternon nap.

Though it wasn't long after with all our giggles and laughter

with Sian catching up on what had happened since our last visit

that Lola decided to see what all the noise was about

and immediately said a very

sleepy hello! to Jenn!

See Lola, in previous postings on this blog!

Hunstanton, Norfolk

On Friday after doing the things that Jenn needed to do,

we took ourselves off for a Mother and Daughter afternoon to Hunstanton,

on the North Norfolk coast.

We always visit here for sea air,icecream,fish and chips and

a visit to Sian's fabric shop!

It was a lovely sunny day and I just had to get the Palm Trees in

on the walk down to the sea!

Jenny's Guild Talk

On Wednesday at the Guild, our booked speaker

was unable to attend so

Jenny brought along some of her work and gave us a really interesting talk.

She told us when ,how and her inspiration.

Even tips of what to use.

There were so many interesting items and

techniques she had used,

it could have kept us busy for hours.

Her work for City and Guilds was wonderful and the textiles based

on Sutton Hoo were outstanding.

The piece above was based on one of te treasures,

Jenny s also giving aworkshop on the 19th of June

on Hooked Rugs.

I booked in and I am sure it's going to be an interesting day.

See my metal pieces at

http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/

Jenn's Cake

Relatives are Coming!

Jenn made a fabulous Lemon Cake with

Lemon drizzle icing!

ooo it is goooood!

Why can't Jenn be a chef?

Mimu's Nest Sample

Look at what arrived from Mimu today in he post.

A wonderul sample of her entry for the May FAMM Challenge.

I feel very lucky to have a sample of Mimu's work as it is so

original and inspirational.

Thank you Mimu!

See Mimu's ATC she sent me on my website

http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/

Back of sample Square

I always like to show the backs of my work too!

and as you can see it is labelled ready for handing in

to the Guild tonight.

Sample Stitch Square

Here is the sample all squared off ready to put into he challenge.

All the finished squares are going to be joined together to form a

wallhanging for our Exhibition at

The Kings Lynn Town Museum this Summer.

See more of my embellishments etc on

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Sample Stitch Detail

This is the detail of the sample square

and of course I had to add alot of beading!

See more of my embellishments and embroidery on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Buttonhole Stitched Sample

This sample square of Buttonhole stitch,random and in a round,

is for the Embroideriers Guild Challenge tonight.

It had to be 4" square, colour of our choice but we had to lucky dip the

stitch and the instructions that went with it!

This is the sample before it is squared off!

See more stitchwork on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Embellished Flower Picture

This piece of embellishment finally got it's beading and finishing off today.

See more of my embellishment work on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Carol Quilting at The Gallery

With Carol finishing her Quillo, she now wants to use all the squares
and materials she has left over to make a scrap quilt.
Here, she is unpicking the the brocades
which frayed before so she can use the other fabrics
and use the brocade for an embellisher
project she wants to do later.
Everyone had a lovely day and walked round the two exhibitions
that are on show.
'The Art in Music' for The Dereham Festival
and The Norfolk Open Studio' Artists
Jill Arnold
and
Marion Barnett
http://www.artmixter.blogspot.com/

Gallery Day 25th of May

Angie finished putting her wallhanging together

so today we layered the hanging together with safety pins.

The front, batting and backing fabric.

Now Angie had to decide where she wanted to put the

machine quilting

as there were alot of embroidered areas

and lace to consider.

Also what colour sewing threads to use.

Angie brought along her trusted Bernina sewing machine

and I showed her how to remove the bobbin sections

so she would be able to clean her machine in the future,

as no one had ever shown her before.

She then started machine quilting, straight stitch first.

This is the first Wallhanging Angie as ever done this size

and machine quilted.

Well done, Angie!

See more of what happens at The Gallery

http://www.thegallerydereham.co.uk/

Jo Rolfe Artist' Studio

Jo is participating in Norfolk Open Studios.

She specialises in Hand-dyed and stitched textiles.

Her work is inspired by the coast, landscape and

architectural detail.

Her wonderful studio is in her garden at Fincham

and opened on two weekends

22nd and 23rd of May 2010.

29th and 31st of May 2010.

Stewart and I had the opportunity of visiting Jo

and looking and being inspired by her work.

Jo will be opening her studio in 2011 Open Studios too!

Visit www.nnfestival.org.uk/openstudios

See inside my studio on my website

http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/

In the Natural Order

Art in the Garden.

This impressive installation was produced by

conceptual artist
Lynn Hutton.
It has a presence and size which fits within a landscape setting.
(I am 5ft 6").
Each metal strut has a verse.
Three being,
'Let the dry land appear'.
'Let ther be light'
and
'Let the land produce plants and vegetation'.
All grounded in a bed of slate.
To see more of Lynn Hutton's work

under artists at
http://www.artworksinfo.org.uk/