Message from the Universe…

  I fell…was falling, slipping, sliding, going through the air. The cup of tea in my right hand dropped, tea splattered everywhere and BA BOOM…I’m on the floor. I hold my left arm and wait..sit and wait as I assess body pain, register sensations, whilst around me my girl and grand girls rush to help.

Pomegranate

WordPress send me a weekly reminder to publish my blog now- a handy prompt-so whilst I am procrastinating about 2014’s first post, I thought you would enjoy this pomegranate. The colours are very juicy and the fruit sweet- anyone know the effective way to remove the fruits en mass? Pomegranate is a symbol of longevity

Colour-London-Autumn

Normally it’s a ten minute bus ride to Clapham Common from my house ( I sometimes drive the 137 route). On this bright beautiful morning I walked and captured the light and colours for you to enjoy. Some one once asked me what I loved about London. My reply ‘the trees’ surprised them, maybe not

Handmade and quilted. Purse is Finished! well almost…

Here are a few shots of Re:Love#2, the second handbag or purse, as it is known in the US, in the recycled with love series. This is a new theme I am exploring, using colour and pre loved cloth. It has machine quilting and lots of padding to give the bag/purse shape substance and character.

Creating for you

There is something compelling about creating the word create in cloth then to stitch it down.  I deliberately chose bubble gum pink with yellow and red letters. I wanted the letters to have the colours of warning eg bees and wasps etc. so then, create as an alert, as an order. This word create is for

Affirmative Applique™ at the Southbank Centre

Affirmative Applique™ was started as part of my personal development work with Affirmations. I create positive statements and words made from letters cut from cloth,which are applied to a ground fabric. The words and letters are stitched into place using a selection of coloured threads. I use different fonts for the letters and enjoy the

Look! we made these……. at Lambeth Country Show

All these lovely people joined in Hope in Your Handbag™ taster workshop at Lambeth Country Show .They learned raw edge applique and stitched a small sample.It was a planned one hour workshop, we did two in the end. Here’s what I learned…children are decisive and focused, everyone finished their work, I love open air workshops…that

Is change challenging?

It’s has been study time. I  am getting to grips with blog admin. To add extra features to the blog,  to expand it into my main Sewin Studio website . There is now a new home page, which will feature my latest work. Take a look and and let me know what you think. I

Still In Love…

…….with colour and like all the best love affairs requires the qualities of honesty, reflection, hope, joy,  to name but a few. So I’ve been reflecting on how I use colour presently, looking honestly at what I aim to achieve. As a child I responded to colours set out before me, as an adult I