A quiet summer for stitching

As with most summers I temporarily relinquish my sewing to spend time with my happy family...

This year my eldest boy of 20 years was ready to fly the nest.  So after we wished him farewell the other 2 lovelies and I floated through the summer months somewhere between friends and adventures until it was time to put the uniforms on again!

I did however manage to grow a small crop of tomatoes, what a delight they are, just the colour to enter the autumn with.

Going green

Today I'm going green in the garden.  I'd forgotten how much I enjoy changing the colours of things....  A small moment with a packet of Dye can make everything seem so much greener.

Happy new year!

Back in the studio at last and sorting out a selection of new workshops to be held at my local sewing shop this Spring.  Take a sneak peak at the workshops page or pop over to SewArty and book your place.  It's going to be so much Fun!

I'm in the Craft Open

So delighted that two of my 'House Coats' have been selected for the Contemporary Craft Open held at Jennifer Colliers Unit Twelve Gallery in Staffordshire this winter.  It's another chance to see No. 1 Crumpet and Meals on Wheels, set amongst a whole host of other fabulous designer crafts.

Open from 4th December until 28th Feb 2015 check the Unit Twelve website for times.

Natural Dye Workshop

Yesterday I a wonderful day  'In the wool shed' where a group of us had a glorious time discovering the joy of a natural dyes.  Onion skins, Weld, Cochineal, Indigo and Copper were just some of the colours on the menu as we cooked up our delights.  There was many an oooh and arh as the sumptuous colours revealed themselves to us..... Oh happy days and a big thank you to Emma!

Print and stitch workshops this autumn.

Spoon bunting, mono printing, free machine embroidery, surface texture and quirky quilts are a series of textile workshops I'll be teaching this autumn at SewArty in Kenilworth.

If you would like to come along to all or just one of these creative sessions please call Sew Arty 07530 809308 to book your place.

For more information take a look at my workshops page or drop me an email.

I'm in print!

The exhibition is official.  Come along and see a story of daily rituals sewn into textiles, there's activities for the children too.