Sources Of Inspiration

I find inspiration for designs comes from all different sources. Whilst travelling back to Melbourne l stayed overnight in a very out of the way motel where the bedspread popped out a multitude of designs in stitch and applique work. Where do you find your design inspirations come from.

 

Christmas Is Just Around The Corner

A really lovely Christmas quilt which l hate to say is just around the corner. Where has the year gone ?

 

A Striking Embroidery

Today l spent sometime going thru and revisiting some of the previous pictures l have saved and deleting others. Decided to retain this picture because of the use of bright embroidery threads creating a vibrant textile piece. It has quiet a striking effect.

Baby's Bib And Pattern To Print Off

Here we have the Babys Bib, pattern and instructions, please feel free to share this design with friends and family.

A bib made from recycled denim...

A bib made from recycled denim...never one to throw out scraps.

A complex issue of to add more embellishments or not

Started to work on another piece of free motion machine embroidery last night. This fabric had been block printed awhile back. Have not been able to think of a way to embellish it so decided to randomly free motion machine embroider. It is beginning to look quiet effective. At this stage undecided as weather l will add beads and buttons as further embellishment , what do you think?

Unfinished Projects

Always great to finish projects that have remained unfinished for a few years. These pieces not particularly complex but nevertherless satisfying to complete and experiment with a variety of techniques. In both these pieces the backing fabric was stiffened with a couple of layers of medium weight Vilene. The landscape is constructed from furnishing fabric sample pieces. The pieces were backed with visoflex and ironed into place, no particular design was followed here. It was ...placement according to the eye. Sky fabric in the 2nd piece is procion dyed and l felt once in situ required no further embellishment. To complete the scene in both projects l free motion machined landscape elements. Due to the thickness of the layers l used a jeans machine needle and a variety of Birch sewing threads. I always tend to find that it is only when l have completed a project and can stand back from it that l can fully appreciate the journey.