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.