A gentle day in the studio to-day making a batch of these petal shapes with free machine embroidery on organza.

Tomorrow I will burn around the edges

I can not tell you what they are for - because it is top secret!
(With Christmas happening in 31 days)

Last year I read an article in “Cloth, Paper Scissors” (summer 2006. Issue 7) which was a bit like reading a yummy recipe - I was hungry to give it a go - all the “ingredients” sounded right up my street.
The article was “Fused Integration” by d j pettitt - See her [...]

I finished the boat piece - but the light had gone - and I have not photographed it yet.
I did start a new piece - quite a small one - 8 ins by 8 ins will be the finished size when mounted on board.
The starting point for this piece was the tissue paper with [...]

Another good day in the studio - what bliss I have had four complete days in there. The fact that it has rained non-stop has meant that my gardening commitments have not been vying for my time.
Today’s challenge;
I now have so many layers of fabric, tissue, papers, organza, plus I have added [...]