As promised the photo of the Red Quillo before it is layered together and freemotion quilted.
Look what arrived in the post! an ATC package from Sandi at Puddleducks in Australia.
As some of you know I am doing a Crazywork Round Robin and this is my square for this month.
Jeannie really enjoyed her morning Embellisher session and I love the texture she has embellished in her piece. I think we will see more of Jeannie's work!
Jeannie had a taster session today on the Embellisher. 
Last night was another wonderful evening with the girls.Sharing,looking, talking and laughing. Kate is working on a large bed quilt for her son, in Persian Rug colours and pattern and needed encouragement which way to go with all the blocks she had made.
Mum and I went off to Chilford Quilt Show yesterday. As usual there was so much inspiration and things to spark off new projects. The Quilts on display were a mixture of traditional and contemporary. Mum and I admired the vast amount of group quilts from The Beckenham Quilters,30 years worth! http://www.beckenhamquilters.com/ and the quilts of 'World Inspiration' by Pamela Archibald http://www.patarchibald.com/ were so inspiring. Roy Dickinsons 'Engineering Quilts' were very clever and you found different characters every time you looked.
This Dottee doll arrived from Lisa in America. Is'nt she just wonderful? I am still working on a design of my own. I am not normally a doll maker so have had to do research. Out of my creative area but this is good! Makes me try different things and ways of making. I'll show you my doll hopefully at the end of tomorrow!!!
Linda's telling me all the things she would like to put on her blog and the articles she's written for magazines. She showed me some of her work and her sewing room, we are in for a treat. Visit her first blog and give her encouragement.
Last night I was invited to attend a Private View by one of my private students to 'The Babel Exhibition', at Greyfriars Gallery, Kings Lynn. It is an exhibition of Year 2 Fine Art Degree
The Toxic Stack arrives at The Galley http://www.thegallerydereham.co.uk/ for the idea of permanent collection.
Margaret added more embellishment to the postcard she started last week, a few more stitches and finished. I think there will be more postcard size work in the future combining medias.
See more mixed media on
At The Gallery, workshops are well under way now. Artwork to suit the artist. Real mixed medias available for beginners to the experienced. Morning session 10am-12.30. afternoon session 12.30-2.30. Evening session 7.30pm-9.30pm.
This beautifully embroidered, dyed and pieced skirt was amazingly heavy. This would be a 'best' overskirt and there would be two underneath this one. Embroidered Skirt panels would be on the top of this. Costume pieces would be passed down through the family and often recyled into another textile depending on it's owner. Judith's collection had so many beautiful pieces I will post some of them and how I have developed the stitches and layers in the future. So watch this blog! I felt very priveledged wearing it.
