Embroidered brooch (wedding commission)

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New Dress

Frock

Homemade / handmade new frock... upholstery fabric, transfer,

embroidery + surface printing.

New work

Some new work... my first attempt at quilting :)

Hand-printed white linen, some panels hand-embroidered... 

badly sewn together, soon to be picnic rug.

Birthday portraits

Long time no see! Unfortunately, I've been swamped with the day job but I have made 
some time to start a new little ritual... birthday portraits to document the last fleeting 
years of childhood. My eldest has already left the nest and it's made me realise I need 
to capture time with them while I can and treasure where we are now. 

These photos were taken exactly one year apart, and I'm amazed at the difference one 
year can make. 

Also, now that photo albums seem to be a thing of the past, it's a small way of keeping
a curated record of sorts I think :) Do you still keep a photo album? How do you document 
the years?

The Circus is in town!

I've just finished a special order and felt like having a bit of fun with some fabric panels 
I found in my work drawer. This made me think of a super sparkly length of trimming that 
I bought in New York years and years ago... and hey presto! Ladies and Gentlemen, I do 
believe the circus has come to town! :)









Double-sided cushions in my original designs of Orbit (in Neon Pink and Neon Yellow)
and Oasis (in Neon Pink) printed on a medium-weight cotton.

A bit of circus fun... now in the shop :)

Flame Forrest (Green) Cushions :)

Hand printed in water based fabric inks on 100% linen, Flame Forrest cushions in a 
stunningly fresh green now available in my Etsy store :)

New cushions too!

I've allowed myself to get distracted from pouch-making to sew up some cushions. These 
are 100% linen and backed with natural linen for a nice contrast. I've only made up the blue 
Flame Forrest cushions so far, but more are on the way in all the same fabric designs as 
the totes :)













Flame Forrest Blue cushions available in my Etsy store :)

New Totes!

I've finally made up some trial totes from the mass of fabric I've been printing up lately... 
I'm having a break from pouch making and also I'd be interested to see if anyone would 
like totes made with my fabric. So, here they are...
















Available in my Etsy shop. x

New pouches in the shop!

Happy to report that these lovelies are now in the shop :)

Copper/Denim Pouch

I've started making up the Copper/Denim pouches. This is the first one, a gift for someone special :)













Hope you're having a productive weekend too?

New work!

Hello! Yes, it's been ages. The silly season has taken over here. There are many new 
projects on the go, but as yet none have been finished. Just so you know I am still on the job 
I thought I'd post a new work – still very much a work in progress – called Urban Planning.



This is a very personal project for me. I started with some painting and over-printing, playing 
with making marks. Then I over-printed a map of where we used to live in London and began 
sewing a random hexagon grid pattern as the next layer.



From there the layers of fabric, silk and lace have been steadily building up. I'm trying not to 
plan this part too slavishly... I want it to be the chaotic growth of a city that happens no matter 
how assiduously one plans its grid ;)



Anyway, still a work in progress. Here's to one day actually finishing! ;)