been sewing today

Developing a quick continuous line drawing into stitch, applique and free embroidery.

Windmill.
Free embroidery and inks. This picture is from the broads from when we went camping a week or so ago. I really liked the little flags from the windmill; it gave it a quirky look.

I love little bits like this, where they're very simple but with slight detailing like the buttons it can give off so much character in a colourful frame with twinkle lights around it, or a string of dry flowers it'll look great hung up in the house somewhere.

 

I had a day off today and thought i'd make use of my time by drawing and sewing. Something of which Gabi Bolton said i should do more (drawing) and develop it into something, and some of the people i work with expressed that they like my free embroidery pictures which gave me a little boost into wanting too do more of them.

absolutley loving: free embroidery drawings

It's something i have always done but these couple of days i feel a new energy to keep going with it. It's lovely when i start adding colour and seeing the drawing come to life cannot wait to frame them in contrasting colours to add colour.. and to obviously hang them up in my room/future house! Today after work i drew with stitch a photo of London from my birthday weekend away. It's a lovely landscape image in St James Park on the bridge with the London Eye in the background. We had a lovely time, and the picture brings all the memories back!

i particularly like the london eye and its carriages as i have used fabric to give it a quirky edge!

great idea: sewing mine and jakes adventures into personalised pictures

Today i had a free afternoon whilst Jake was at work i had some time for myself. I've had a busy week camping away with friends, and this weekend i will be working and then i'm off camping again with my family!!

I had a great idea that i could document mine and jakes life together through textiles, with where we have been together. When we move out together, we would have some bits to add to our walls to make it our own personal space. Not only would they mean something to us but because i've made them, it would make it that more special to think that we've got something indivdual and unique to share with everyone. It's like my interpretation of how i saw that day even though i have worked from original photographs. I really enjoyed doing this and will continue too do so!

 cromer seaside

our feet in Jandia

Jandia

Instagram of photo above.

-There will be more to come!

"commissioned" birthday invitations

Jakes dad, Mick asked me if I would make him 50 birthday invites for his mothers surprise 80th birthday. I tried out various designs from stencilled lillies, drawn birthday flowers and designs that I could paint but after several attempts and mock ups I wasn't happy with the outcomes so I opted for a design I would enjoy making..... Free embroidery cards. I enjoy embroidery so I started sampling with embroidery thread to create a design, the design had to be simple and hopefully effective as I would then have a lot of work too do for them... I opted for a simple flower, with an appliqué fabric centre and a stalk that trailed onto the back with a little sewn heart to give the card character front and back!! I also opted for a contrasting colour theme to give it life and I m a big lover for colour. For example on one colour story i used a red gingham centre, with blue embroidery thread and sewing that in place using a red cotton thread so I had lots of little detail in them. My favourite colour story was a red centre, green embroidery thread and an orange cotton thread. It's a very fresh palette and because the party is in September it'll take on a natural transition from summer to autumn.. I enjoyed making these, got me back into sewing as the past few weeks I've been away enjoying the sun and travelling !!!! Using embroider threads in the bobbin meant I had to work onto the reverse which then meant that the inside of the invite had a flower and heart decorating it ... Hopefully people like them...