A Village Quilter

I thought you might like to see what I'm working on.  This EPP (English Paper Piecing) project will, hopefully, end up a 20 inch cushion.  It has made me realise that doing close work works better if I take my contact lenses out! The pattern is from 'I love patchwork and quilting ' which I have now subscribed to. It's a lovely magazine and I'd suggest you have a look at it. I have a class tomorrow which I'll be sure to take lots of photos of. Take care all.

So yesterday I attended a class with Vicki Mansfield with the Leamington Embroiderers Guild . She is an amazing embroiderer and had wowed us the previous evening with examples of her work. Now, I'm not great at formal stitching - I'm much more laissez faire in my approach, so I knew this was going to be a real challenge. And boy was it a challenge. So this is what we were aiming for:  And this is how it progressed throughout the day    It was tough and I've never attended a class that was sooooo quiet!  All that concentration.  Although I did find it hard I was pleased to have tried something very different, which is the whole point of joining the guild.