Cowslip Workshops

I'm getting ready to exhibit at the Cowslip workshops Christmas fair in Launceston. There will be loads of lovely stalls, the brilliant shop full of fabric and the organic cafe. It will be open Friday 18th November 11.00am - 7.00pm, Saturday 19th November 10.00am - 4.00pm  and Sunday 20th November 10.00am - 4.00pm

Busy, Busy, Busy

Wow, I've been really busy! This is a picture of a commission I did for a lovely customer recently, showing Fowey and the coastline in stitch and paper

Tonight is the private view at the Exchange gallery in Penzance where I have some framed wall pieces in the Christmas pop up shop. The show runs until the 14th January

Here and Now Cornwall

There is an article about my work in this magazine! You can get a free download here if you would like to read it

Festival of Crafts

I will be exhibiting at the Festival of Crafts in Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey on the weekend of the 15th and 16th October. There are loads of amazing people showing there so I am delighted to be included. If you are in the area pop in and say hullo

Open Studios

Here are a couple of pictures of my studio set up for The Old Bakery Studios Autumn exhibition

It was a brilliant weekend, I sold some work, took some commissions and met some lovely people

Now its time to start thinking about the Christmas show!

Singing Stage

The amazing singing stage at Lama Tree Gardens

Open Studios

I am busy getting ready for our Autumn Open Studios which is next week - so if you are in the Truro area why not pop in and say hullo and see loads of lovely work

Naughty Boy

This naughty boy was freezing to death in the undergrowth so I've given him a lovely set of vest and pants. He's much happier now

Cornwall Design Fair

I was exhibiting at the Hidden Art Cornwall Design Fair last weekend

Here are a few pictures of my stand

I met some lovely people and sold work, what an enjoyable time

Festival of Quilts

This is a detail from one of my favourite quilts at this years festival. Its by an amazing Japanese quilt maker Yoshiko Katagiri

Cornwall Design Fair

I am very excited to be exhibiting at Cornwall Design Fair at Trereife House near Penzance on the 20 - 21st August. Its a beautiful venue in the grounds of the historic house. You get to visit the house and the gardens plus see the work of lots of wonderful designer makers and there is food!

River mishap

What happened here?

Studio view

Here's the ferry to Falmouth, when the tide is high it leaves from under my window

St Ives

Stitched St Ives wall piece ready for framing

Pair of Choughs

Stithians Show

Greeting Card Excitement

Here are a couple of greeting cards from my new range. They are scanned copies from my original stitched paper pieces

The exciting news is ... they are now available in

Greenhouse - Lemon Street Market, Truro

If you look carefully you can see them on the stand on the left!

France

Bird Badge

Sweet bird on Jumpoff Joe Mountain - now in shop

Open Studios

Day 4 of Open Studios week, its all go!

Open Studios Countdown

Only 4 days left till Open Studios starts! Last few pieces to frame and I'll be ready

A Bird in the Hand

Badges, Brooches or Pins

I have been making a new collection of badges, featuring birds in different landscapes. Cut paper with quilting and stitch plus a thin coat of varnish to keep them nice. Available in my shop soon

Fantastic shop

photo from buzz magazine

When I was in Cardiff recently I found this brand new shop/craft centre Calon Yarns it had some lovely wools and patterns including some beautifully produced Swedish knitting patterns for cushions using traditional designs by Millamia. It has two lovely light and airy studio spaces and they are running lots of interesting workshops,so if you are in the Cardiff area drop in and have a look

My Website

Here is my new website which has pictures of some of my recent work and links to my shop. I have been meaning to get around to it for some time so am now feeling quite pleased with myself!

New work

Bird Roads 2011

I have continued experimenting with sewing and quilting with paper and am really liking the results, there are a lot more pieces I'm working on and a lot more ideas coming, which is a great feeling. I will use some of the images to make cards and others will be framed up for the open studios event in May

Cushion Kit

 One of my cushion kits has been featured on Diannajessie's blog which is a lovely suprise, here's a picture of the same kit but in a different colour way. The kit is available in my shop

Rainbow

This week in the studio I have been mainly hand quilting

and had this splendid view of a rainbow over the cathedral

Wool Band Nostalgia

I was sorting out today and came across this band from some wool which I have had around for years and eventually used in this crochet blanket last year. 

I think the wool had originally belonged to my grandmother and got passed onto me at some point. It was lovely wool to use and I enjoyed the link it set up, with my grandmother choosing the wool at some point in the past and me eventually using it to make something

Postcard

Another postcard experiment - quilted through a map

New Size

More experiments with quilting through maps. I was inspired by Barbara Cheesman to work with this small postcard size and I really like it. Have ideas for lots more of these

Ready and Waiting

Here's my studio space all cleaned and painted and ready for me to move in

The space has a wonderful old beam cutting through it and a cast iron pillar. It feels a bit like a cabin on a massive liner

This is the view overlooking the river with the cathedral in the distance - how splendid is that!

Studio Excitement

I am very excited to be moving into a studio space in this building. It is called The Old Bakery Studios and my space is the centre top floor window over the TS on the Blewetts sign. There are 45 studios in the building and all have been taken so I am really looking forward to being part of a new and vibrant community of artists and makers. I will be painting my space this weekend and then moving in over the next week or so. Its going to be quite a change from working in the spare room at home and the first time I've had a space to go to work in. I'm looking forward to not having to tidy up quite so often!