It ended up in being titivated with beads and free motion embroidery. I am not sure whether it reminds me more of a pastel Paisley or a psychedelic 60's bedroom wallpaper I once had!

Finished

The silk quilt is finished :o) The last entry date is in another week so for once I am finished in reasonable time. Usually I am really up against the deadline and posting the day before.

I have used quite a lot of hot fix crystals on this one. I usually bead and don't know which effect I prefer now. It is certainly twinkly!!! I got around the lack of fabrics by piecing several colours to do the binding and made a scalloped/prairie points sort of finish at the bottom to give me the extra length I needed.

A lot of the quilt is paisley type designs so I thought this shape of bottom border fitted in quite well?

Those silk bits!

Remember those silk snips that I had left over? Well this is what they were left over from!This is still a WIP (Work in Progress) and the deadline for the competition is looming very close. It is mainly silk applique and embroidery all done on on the Bernina 200e.

The shot silk used as the main fabric is lovely to work with and is really coming into its own as I begin to quilt. At some angles it is raspberry pink and at others a really deep purple so the relationship with the colour of the appliqued shapes changes constantlyThe Paisley patterned shapes have extra wadding behind them and initially I will just quilt around them.

I am not sure yet what the rest of the quilting will be like. I have an idea but will need to test it out first.

Fashion,Embroidery and Stitch show at Harrogate

On Saturday I was back though to Harrogate with friends to the Fashion, Embroidery and Stitch Show. It takes about two and a quarter hours to travel over ,so we had quite an early start to our day.

Travelling so early at this time of the year, is magical. All the hollows and lower valleys have light mists in them and the fells just seem to float over them. Travelling home is even more magical as the fells are misty blue almost as if they were painted on stacked sheets of glass .

I took a shopping list with me this time as I usually bring back stuff bought on impulse and then curse that I have forgotten to get something that I did need. My first purchase was these two adapters for my Bernina 200e. The one on the right will allow the machine to use low shank feet or attachments like the ruffler etc.

The one on the left is never advertised in UK but allows the Artistas, Auroras etc to use some clip on feet. In the main I prefer to use a Bernina foot but there are some specialist clip on feet that this will be very useful for.


Next on my list was this little tin of soluble wax pastels. I am intrigued at wax being water soluble?





After that some Angelina and some scarves . I have forgotten to take a picture of them but they are soft blues and greens. These are for an ocean project which is still at the "think about" stage.





Lastly a small Paisley pattern wood stamp block which I think might just work in with the pinky purple quilt I am working on at the moment. I wasn't looking for this----------it found me! :o)
(I am getting quite carried away with the current project and keep doing more and more to it.)

The show itself was very enjoyable!
The Textile Treasures of the WI was awe inspiring and it was fascinating watching how styles changed over the decades.

The rest of the time there was spent just looking at the various exhibits and students work and generally picking up creative vibes from everything.

A very enjoyable day!