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Designer kit collection for DMC

Designer kit collection for DMC

Last year in the summer I worked on creating two patterns for DMC that they recently launched as part of their designer kit collection. I really enjoyed working on creating...

Designer kit collection for DMC

Last year in the summer I worked on creating two patterns for DMC that they recently launched as part of their designer kit collection. I really enjoyed working on creating...

Embroidering on a lampshade

Embroidering on a lampshade

I wanted to create a unique lampshade for using at shows that used one of my favourite patterns, the hexagons, bees and wildflowers I also use on my packaging. It...

Embroidering on a lampshade

I wanted to create a unique lampshade for using at shows that used one of my favourite patterns, the hexagons, bees and wildflowers I also use on my packaging. It...

September light

September light

Do you notice shifts in the colours you use or are drawn to and do you see a correlation to the changing light outside?

September light

Do you notice shifts in the colours you use or are drawn to and do you see a correlation to the changing light outside?

Transparency and change

Transparency and change

There is a point in the process of creating a quilt when a seam doesn’t line up, two corners don’t meet or a line of stitching is crooked. The creative...

Transparency and change

There is a point in the process of creating a quilt when a seam doesn’t line up, two corners don’t meet or a line of stitching is crooked. The creative...

Creativity to beat the overwhelm

Creativity to beat the overwhelm

I’ve been working on redesigning my website, and this has made me think about what I love about embroidery and what I want to share with the designs I sell....

Creativity to beat the overwhelm

I’ve been working on redesigning my website, and this has made me think about what I love about embroidery and what I want to share with the designs I sell....

On confidence and practice

On confidence and practice

This past month I taught a four-week workshop on embroidery. The goal was to introduce beginners to embroidery, teaching the basics of how to get started, learn a few new...

On confidence and practice

This past month I taught a four-week workshop on embroidery. The goal was to introduce beginners to embroidery, teaching the basics of how to get started, learn a few new...