Sampler Quilt

I have been working on The Sampler Quilt for the last few

weeks. Tuesday I went into Dereham

to change my quilt in the window display.

So, here is the Sampler Quilt in Knit Wits Window

advertising the new Fabric Department

and also classes that start in September.

It will be in the window for a couple of weeks.

Fiona is basing the rest of the window on Purples and Blues.

See my workshop and class details

HERE

Coven Quilters

Well, I have got Blog catching up to do!

I have had a week of no teaching but catching up

with friends and doing things at a slower pace.

So, last Monday I tided up the studio because

the Coven Quilting Girls came to me for the Summer meeting.

We were missing Barbara as she was getting

ready for her long haul road trip to her daughters in

Cornwall.

As you can see the girls got comfy and my book library

was well and truely gone through!

Lots of laughter and sharing as usual and I made

a lemon cake for refreshments!

I don't make alot of cakes but for the GIRLS!

See more of our Coven meetings by

clicking on the written labels below this post.

Studio Day with Judith and Janice

On Thursday I opened my studio for Janice and Judith

so they could have a Patchwork and Quilting Day.

Janice cut out all her silks into squares last time and sew

and cut them into triangles.

This time she arranged them into the rows and

began sewing the squares together to form the

rows, after we checked there

weren't two triangles directly next to one another.

On the 8ft table,

Judith was putting the borders on her quilt top

and then started piecing the fabric and scraps

together to form a backing.

I worked them both very hard that day!

but they loved it!!!

See more of my studio on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Card Making Wednesday August

On Wednesday it was Card Making with Kim

@The Gallery.

You can see we were all busy creating our collaged cards.

It always amazes me that we start with the same

art materials available but we all create different cards.

Kim wanted us to try more collaging in this week.

I learnt alot more tips and storage solutions too!

We had a wonderful morning and in the afternoon

Kim and I put the mornings photos on her new Blog.

See Kim's new blog

www.kimcrop.blogspot.com

See my card and papercraft blog

www.cards2inspire.blogspot.com

Pat's Finished Mixed Media Textile

Pat has finished her Mixed Media Textile and it

is fabulous. She used many different techniques from

layering, stamping, machine and hand stitches and lots

of work with the soldering iron.

Many different fabrics and threads were used to build

up the layers.

Well done Pat!

This is now going to be mounted on a deep canvas.

See more mixed media pieces by clicking the written

label below.

Jeanette's New Project

As you may know Jeanette has made and finished some amazing

textile pieces such as 'Leaves' and 'Bolliwood',

she is now started making a decorative box made

with the a new selection of fabrics and trimmings.

Everyone was eager to see what colour she had chosen

and when she revealed her new colour was a beautiful lime

green it got everyone talking.

See more of what happens @The Gallery

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Brenda's Strip Embroidered Cushion

Brenda has finished her cushion for her daughter.

She has made one for herself, a pink one for her Grand Daughter

and this one for her Daughter.

They all use different fabrics, stitches and embroidery.

Well done Brenda they look great.

I will be teaching these cushion at

Knit Wits on the Thursday 13th of October.

See more of my Crazy Patchwork Strip Cushions

on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Gallery Day 16th August 2010

Beryl, a new lady to Mixed Media Tuesdays wanted to start

Patchwork and quilting with a small project.

This is a pram quilt for her Grand Daughters,

Dolls Pram.

Last week Beryl tried Felt Embellishing and has since

gone out and brought herself an Embellisher Machine!

Monday Quilts

On Monday I put the borders and the border batting and backing

fabric on The Sampler Quilt.

I also made a Hungry Caterpillar quilt top out of

the panels and fabric I had left over from making my first

Hungry Caterpillar Quilt.

See more of my caterpillars by clicking the links below

Kim Crops New Blog

On Friday I went to Kim's Home to show her how to set

up a blog and get her wonderful work on the world wide web.

Kim teaches Cardmaking and Scrapbooking

@The Gallery on a Wednesday morning.

She is an inspirational teacher with the way she uses

equipment and her vast papercraft knowledge.

We had a lovely day and I got to see

her Crafting Studio! WOW!

Everything is so organised and she

has loads of tips, see some on her website.

Thank you Kim, for a lovely lunch and sharing your day.

I am so pleased you are on the web.

Visit Kim's blog at

www.kimcrop.blogspot.com

Knit Wits Quilt Day

On Thursday I was in Knit Wits of Dereham.

I set up a quilt display and finished quilting the pink

baby quilt as well as sewing two borders for the

Sampler Quilt. I have been putting this together,

ready for it to go in Knit Wits shop window.

We had lots of visitors and you are now able to

sign up for the Patchwork and Quilting Class

at the shop. You can see what classes are available

by looking in my Workshop Page above.

Or click HERE

Visit Knit Wits website at

www.knitwitsdereham.co.uk

Embroidered Leaves Wall Hanging Finished

Jeanette put the last finishing touches to her

'Embroidered Leaves Wall Hanging', with the

soldering iron and WOW!

doesn't it look amazing?

It is now finished and she left it at

The Gallery for Haydn to frame it ready

to hang in The Gallery Art Space.

Well done! Jeanette for such

beautiful work.

See how this has progressed by clicking on

the written labels below this post,

especially the word leaves .

See more of what goes on at The Gallery

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Beryl's Embellishment

Beryl had her first session @ The Gallery and

she made some embellished felt. This is a really

good piece and she is going to make a needlecase

out of it and some cards.

Beryl had also brought with her some of her

fabric stash and we had a look through and gave her some

inspiration.

She decided she would like to make a quilt for

her new Grandson.

See more of my embellishing on my website

HERE

Sylvia making a Patchwork Tablecloth

Sylvia was inspired by the Grand Mother's Fan Patchwork and

Lace Tablecloth I had brought in to show her for inspiration.

She wanted to know what she could do with all her

handmade lace and linens she had inherited from her

mother.

Dereham's Lace Making Group meets on a Monday,

where Sylvia is a member.

So as you can see, she has set to work

and is making her own version of the cloth.

Well done Sylvia for doing so much

homework!

See my patchwork cloth on my

website on my Vintage page

HERE

Pats Samplers

Pat has been sorting out the boxes that came down from the loft

and she found two Samplers she made when she was about

the age of ten. They were to celebrate the Coronation.

They were lovely to see and share.

Thank you Pat.

Classes are lovely for this, 'The Show and Tell',

element. It always enriches all who shares.

Drum Carder

At the Weeting Quilters Meeting Diane who is also a

spinner and weaver brought in a car load of fleece,

some washed and some ready to prepare and

has let me borrow her spare drum carder.

This will make such a difference from hand carding.

I will have to get Stewart carding as he did such a good

job at carding at the Alpaca Farm.

See previuos post HERE

Weeting Quilters August Meeting

Monday was Weeting Quilters August meeting.

What a full and active meeting we had too.

Lots going on, sewing, learning, sharing and laughter.

Ida above one of Sue's students has finished putting

her Sampler Quilt together and is now making the border.

What a lovely meeting we all had.

See more of Weeting Quilters on their website

www.weetingquilters.blogspot.com

Purple Sampler Quilt

On Sunday, I went in the Studio, inspired

by The Sampler Quilts that some members are making

at Weeting Quilters (the meeting was the Monday!).

I found my Sampler

Blocks that I had made several years ago,

while teaching a Patchwork and Quilting Class.

(They are 'Quilt as You Go Blocks').

I arranged them and then sewed them into

the strips and then into the quilt top you

see above.

I just need to put the border on and finish quilting

the sashes.

I could show and tell while working on it at the

meeting.

See more of my quilts on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Fabric Shopping at Shan's

Friday afternoon Stewart had the afternoon off so

we decided to go to Shan's at Hunstanton to

buy fabric for a commission for Will.

Will wants a quilt with colours yellow to green

and red to browns.

Shan's was as busy as ever as we arrived and

Stewart and I set about gathering the bolts for

the quilt. (You can see our choice above).

I think it will make a really good quilt.

Stewart HELPED! Shan with cutting

the wadding, notice I put HELPED in

capitals as they both decided to have fun

wafting and waving it up and down while

I was trying to work out how much I would

need for two quilts with it's width measurements.

Some people do anything for attention!!

I then chose some purple fabrics for myself for

a new project.

We left with a giggle as Shan had recounted

some of her funny stories of being a

fabric shop owner and I took a photo

as she was selling elastic to an

Italian gentleman.

It always amazes me how much fabric

and haberdashery items Shan gets in

her Hut!

Shan's website will be live shortly at

the end of August.

www.shansfabrics.co.uk

Knit Wits Quilt Display

On Thursday I was at Knit Wits in Dereham

where I set up a mini quilt display of my quilts.

I was there so that people who want to sign up for the

new Patchwork and Quilting Classes that

I am running at the shop could ask questions,

see more of my work and what sort of things they

could make.

There was lots of interest and the classes are

split into weeks.

Week One for Quilt Basics.

Week Two and Three for Projects

and Week Four for Quilt Making.

Everyone was lovely and some

had brought along their blocks and

work for advice too!

I am there with my quilts and more info

on Thursday 11th of August 2011,

10am-3pm.

I will be putting a full schedule of classes on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk shortly

and you can see more of what happen at Knit Wits

at

www.knitwitsdereham.co.uk

Butterfly Card with Quote

On Wednesday it was card making and I made another

card with a butterfly on it.

This time adding textiles and a quote.

I also printed fabric and papers to cover a journal.

Thank you Kim, for sharing your time, inspiration

and equipment.

I am going to be helping Kim set up a blog this week,

so watch this space for her amazing

Card Making Blog.

You can now see Kim's Blog at

www.kimcrop.blogspot.com

and my card making and paper craft blog at

www.cards2inspire.blogspot.com

Machine Embroidered Leaves Nearly Finshed

Jeanette is now adding the last pieces and finishing touches to

her textile wall hanging.

It is a wonderful piece of work with so much detail.

Every leaf is different!

Well done Jeanette!

Click to enlarge.

See more of this wall hanging by

clicking on the written labels below.

Fantasy Trees Textile Wall Hanging

Pat has been working on this wall hanging on and

off between other projects since the beginning of

the year. There are so many different

textile layering techniques.

Pat started off with a white piece of calico and

a tree design which she had drawn in an Art Class.

Each tree is individual and is covered in detailed

artwork and stitch.

Pat made her label and stitched it on.

Well done Pat!

I have never seen anything like this anywhere.

Unique!

and we all love unique!

To see more of the construction of Pat's

Wall Hanging, click on the written labels below

this post.

Crazy Work Heart Cushion

Barbara has nearly finished her Crazy Patchwork

Cushion she is making for a gift for her

Aunt and Uncle' s 60th Wedding Anniversary.

The cording and beading are going on the edge

as this photo was being taken!

See more crazy patchwork by clicking on the

written labels below this post.

Wet Felting Demo

This is the piece of wet felting

I produced as a demonstration piece at

The Alpaca Farm Open Day.

It is now ready to be embellished

and stitched.

See more of my embellished pieces

on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Demonstrating Felting and Carding

I was demonstrating feltmaking all day and Stewart

was using a drum carder all day!

There was so much interest.

He was carding and showing the difference between

sheeps' wool and Alpaca.

We had tubs of the different types of wools

to show the difference and my

mini exhibition showed how the wools felt

in different ways, wet and dry methods.

It was a wonderful day.

Visit the Alpaca Farm

www.alpacabarn.co.uk

My Stand at The Alpaca Farm Open Day

Last Sunday Stewart and I was at The

Alpaca Farm at Cranworth, Norfolk for their Open Day.

I was there demonstrating wet and dry felting.

I had a great Stand area where I was

able to se up a display of felt work,

a wet felting area and an embellisher area.

We had two embellisher machines, which were

felting away all day with the felting public

and in between Stewart was carding and I was

layering up wool to make a piece of wet felt

and showing the process in the afternoon.

It was a wonderful day and

Thank you to all who visited and Nikki, her

family and friends who made us so welcome.

Visit the Alpaca Farm

www.alpacabarn.co.uk

Alpaca Farm

Floral Felted and Embellished Cards