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I am a textile artist living in Somerset, South West England. I love everything to do with fabric, threads, yarn and mixed media. I'm a member of the newly formed TextileSet, a group of enthusiastic stitchers from Dorset & Somerset, the online group Near & Far, West Country Embroiderers and Quirky Quilters.
I love the county of Somerset and enjoy walking my dog, Indie. I travel with her around England and France at every opportunity and we both have fun in our 'cottage garden'

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

The Story of my First Crazy Patchwork Block

Back at the end of March, I started an online course with Kathy Shaw http://www.shawkl.com/  to learn how to work a crazy patchwork block. The story unfolds with the photos below:

 Gathering supplies!



















Piecing the block fabric together.


















 Embroidering the seams!

























 Ribbon embroidery.
























 Adding charms and lace!
































The finished masterpiece!

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4 comments:

  1. maria d10 June 2015 at 21:44:00 UTC

    Congratulations, it looks amazing, so proud that we have finished this. I know I will treasure mine as you will yours. Will be a reminder of happy sewing days together, and a piece I will always keep.x

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  2. Emma25 June 2015 at 09:36:00 UTC

    What a lovely block, great all the detail. Just been catching up with your wonderful work & your new DIL & all the other pics are beautiful!

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  3. Threadpainter26 June 2015 at 23:19:00 UTC

    ohhhh ... gorgeous !

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  4. Threadpainter27 June 2015 at 18:48:00 UTC

    I'm catching up on blogs as well and love the intricate embroidery you have done on your block !!

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