Complimentary pin pillow.

 

Who knew my new buttons would match my old pin pillow?

Stitched papers for my current collection.

 

Last time it was buttons, today it's stitched papers.

I'm building a huge stash of complimentary bits and pieces for my current, ever growing design collection. 

Who knows what will be next.

I am enjoying this one so much. 

Button making

 

Hand embroidered buttons inspired by this design collection.

Some of these will be used as adornments for embroidered cloth, others will be used in design work. 

Building a collection

 

The collection of embroidered accessories for my latest notebook project is growing.

There are now buttons, weavings, fabric swatches, delicate embroidered papers and beaded overlays.

The beaded overlays will be used to enhance the notebook as I progress. 

Fabric painting is happening in the background, in class, and to my girls....I made you a video this morning updating you on my progress.

A note for my subscribers.

I believe your emails weren't the best quality in terms of images.

I think, I hope, I have rectified that now. 

Gingham, pom poms and applique.

 

I am still working on this collection, this paper based collection, creating a little notebook of design ideas.

Whilst working mostly on paper I do get a hankering for cloth, for the softness of cloth, hence my obsession with cloth sample books. 

The piece here is another page in progress for a new collection of embroidered samples. 

(does the dark blue gingham remind anyone else of school or is it just me)