Capability Brown 300

I have finally got round to doing the background for my Capability Brown piece based on bark from a Cedar of Lebanon. Embroiderers' Guild has teamed up with 140 National Trust properties to do exhibitions of work based on elements of the Capability Brown landscape at each place. My branches exhibition is at Charlecote Park from 11th August to 31st October. It follows on from exhibitions by Solihull and Leamington branches. It is in The Orangery cafe.
The background is scrim Bondawebbed on to calico with more pieces of scrim on top with little highlights of silk. The threads are some of the threads I might use.
I used to think that I was a meticulous planner, but when I did that, nothing quite made it on to fabric. I now know that I am more intuitive and like to be spontaneous when it comes to the actual making. Having said that, the photos were taken more than a year ago and the materials were bought in March, so planning has been going on in my conscious and subconscious mind!

One Small Change

Dress is cut out.

My new dress is cut out. Mum helped me do that last week. Now I just need to sew it up. I'm determined to do it on my machine this time- which means sorting out a bit more in the dining room.

This the the latest baby blanket I am crocheting in Katia variegated yarn. It is between a 4 ply and double knit thickness. I am going to edge it in yellow.

This is the gift that I received in the Victoria Sampler Cyber Stitchers July Exchange. The pillow was stitched by Margaret Johnson. My pillow has reached it's destination, so I'm very pleased.

Another dress to make!

I got another bolt of African fabric on Barking market at the beginning of July. Again it was 6 yards for £25! A real bargain. This is the pattern I want to make- the dress with sleeves.

Selfie Sampler by Lizzie Kate

Here is the cushion I made of the Selfie Sampler by Lizzie Kate. It is for a July Exchange in my cyber stitcher's group.

Black and Blue

Black lives matter!
Blue lives matter!
Whose lives matter?
Whose lives matter more?
And to whom?

A hail of bullets 
Drowns out protest.
Protest becomes the gunman.

The gunman sought to replace the mass 
And so negates the mass.

Terrorism appals
And defies the message
In seeking to substitute one for everyone
Every one is silenced.