All wrapped up

Here's the memory quilt all wrapped up ready for delivery - I am excited!!

Birthday hearts

Have embroidered this "Happy Birthday" heart to go with the memory quilt which I have just finished this morning. The quilt is beautiful and I am really pleased with it. It is being collected tonight so I will post some photos of it when I get back into the studio on Thursday. Let's hope recipient loves it as much as I do!

Memory quilts

I have been working on a memory quilt today which is to be a gift from a daughter to her much loved mum on a special birthday. We have incorporated favourite sayings and lovely quotes, hand prints, pockets to fill with messages and the centre panel is an embroidered family tree. It has been a very busy and long day but I have been stitching with a lump in my throat at times thinking of the lucky recipient and how she will feel looking at all these lovely memories and thoughts that her daughter holds of her. It also struck me what a powerful thing a quilt can be - not only will the recipient be able to read the messages of love but she will be able to wrap herself up in them as well. I will post some photos in a few days but really want to let my customer see the quilt top before I share it.

Open studio apprentices

 

Fun day in the studio today with my junior apprentices sketching, painting and machine embroidering glam fairies - excellent work girls - you should be proud of yourselves! Studio open Tuesday from 11 - 4 if anyone wants to join in the fun!

Purple fairy girl

Purple fairy girl painted and embroidered and made into a cushion! We had a mini workshop in the studio on Saturday drawing and painting these ladies. Have a look at the photo below for the results. Don't forget that the studio is open Monday and Tuesday from 11 till 4 as part of Bradford Open for Art - come and visit us!

 

Mystery Project installed!

Managed to hide my 3 robots this afternoon for The Mystery Project. All hidden under benches on local footpaths - one is on the Pennine Way - I wonder if it will be picked up by a Pennine Wayer and get taken all the way to Kirk Yetholm in someone's backpack? I felt a bit like a spy when we were hiding them and trying to look like we weren't doing anything when cars drove past - great fun! Wonder how long they will stay in their hiding spots?

The Mystery Project

These little stitched robots have been made in response to The Art House Coops Mystery Project. Artists receive a Prismacolour pen and a "theme" to respond to. They then have to install their artwork somewhere for a stranger to find! My theme was "Help! The robots are taking over the local elementary school!" I decided to make some robots and sketched them using my yellow Prismacolour pen, then copy these robot sketches onto fabric and embroider them. I then gave them funky feet and will be installing ( hiding) them somewhere tomorrow, haven't decided where yet so if anyone has any good ideas let me know! I then have to tweet photos of the robots in their chosen places! Look out for the tweet and if you happen to come across one of these little robots please take him home and look after him - and let me know he's been found and is safe!