Community day

good Morning everyone. I'm such an early riser and sometimes I wish I wasn't!
My lovely doggies wake me up they don't know it's Saturday! So I was up at 6 am.......
Just got all my things ready for today's community day where we are making tiny quilts for the premature baby unit .
I havent done any quilting or patchwork for ages so am looking forward to it. And a day sewing with friends is always a good day out!
Hope you enjoy your day and get chance to sew.
jayne

Teddy

Good morning everyone,ive posted this little fella today as I saw him peeping out of my storage box. I made him from handmade  felt and he's so cute. I was. Supposed to sell him but. Icant! Ever time I go to a fair I leave him out of the box,he's just so cute.I know at my age I should have out grow teddies ....but do we ever?
I think he deserves a place on my bedroom shelf! I have made others for my friend s when they have had babies but this was my first one so he's special.
it's a rainy day here today and I have to do. Long drive to mother in laws , could do without it but we promised we would go....so no sewing for me today .
Hope you all manage to have time for a bit of sewing and creative time.
Have a good day
Jayne

3d white work flower

Good morning everyone, busy day yesterday so didnt get chance to come on here I'm afraid.
However last night whilst looking for another peice of work I came across this white work flower.
I did it a couple of years ago for an Embroidery guild exhibition . It's using tyvek which is what makes the actual flower. It is quite a complex process but rather effective I think.
I have done a few workshops on the process I used. If I can work out how to do it I will try to put on here as a short video!
Ive nearly done Grandmas tribute but its took longer than I anticipated which is a nuisance as I have so many other projects to start! My hands  don't work fast enough sometimes !

anyway enjoy your day I hope you et time to sew a little.
jayne

Pearl bag

Good  morning everyone. I'm off today so I shall be stitching and designing some new embroiderys today Horray!!!
My poor doggy has to go to vet as well to have a test done this morning but once I've done that the day is mine.
I've posted a picture of my embroidered pearl bag that I had in my exhibition recently , it got some good reviews from visitors.

I shall be doing some classes at Craft Arena, essex UK showing how to make bags with a frame on it.
I need to get a couple more samples done really......

Monday morning

Good morning everyone, well it's Monday so Im at the day job today, I do enjoy it as its total opposite of my creative work. I work in banking industry helping customers with various things. I do enjoy meeting people and helping them .
I also enjoy my creative work though and yesterday I spent most of the day sewing my Grandmas Tribute and its nearly done. It's a very special peice as my Grandma showed me so many techniques and crafts to be able to use . She helped me stitch my dollys clothes when I was just 4 years old ! I made from all her off cuts. My sister and I spent may happy days in Grandmas sewing / dining room.
She had an old singer machine and my sister and I took it in turns to turn handle while the other one fed material through it to sew the seams.
I'm off tommorrow so I'm hoping to finish it and show you it tommorrow .

Enjoy your day
Jayne

Sunday

Well todayis my rest day where I relax and do a little sewing......so I shall be doing both of those things! Ive nearly finished  myGrandmas Tribute and I can't wait to show everyone. Hopefully today it will be done.
My next project shall come from my ideas box, whilst I was studying my textiles course I saved up lots. Of bits of paper,adverts, photos etc to use as  inspirations fora new project .
Great way to always have an idea to start a design from so I'm never stuck for ideas in fact if I'm  honestt the box is overflowing now!
Well I'm off now I'm having my food delivery soon so best get the fridge sorted out!
Enjoy your day.

Paper bag sample

Good morning , well it's day off today and I have allocated today to do my finishing off  Grandmas Tribute, it's coming together really well.
I also thought I'd share this sample picture of the mixed media peice I did a while ago .its actually a brown paper bag!i painted,treated and embellished it to produce this interesting sample.
I hope you like it I took it to my talk and it caused quite a stir !
They were intrigued by it.
Well enjoy your day , hopeyou get time to sew.
Jayne