Yesterday I got to spend the day learning how to embroider with Queen of Stitch herself, Aneela Hoey. I spent a fantastic day in Henley-upon Thames with friends (Amy, Elena, Hadley, Shevvy, Ruth and Annie), as well as my lovely friend Pennie, who runs Thames Catering Ltd and kept us well fed with a fabulous lunch and afternoon cake.
Included in the course price was a signed copy of Aneela's new book, Little stitches. Our course project was to make the Cherry on a Tree swing pattern and make it into a cushion. I am a visual learner and really benefited from watching Aneela demonstrate the stitches first and then practicing them, before attempting to stitch them in the afternoon.
This was my progress by the end of course. I admit to having stitch attention deficit disorder and bounced from one area to another at whim ;-)
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| Filling close up! |
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| Progress at end of course |
I have to say that I am a little hooked on embroidery. I got home, set myself up on the sofa and stitched all night and again this morning until I was finished. I am so happy with how this turned out....
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| Cherry on the Tree Swing |
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| Girl on a swing - my filling technique needs some more work. |
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| French knot cherries - love Aneela's technique for these! |
A brilliant course worth every penny!
On a completely different note, the London Modern Quilt Guild blog are hosting another great fabric giveaway - Click here for all the details and to enter!
I love your embroidery and it sounds like a fabulous day!!
ReplyDeleteThis is very accomplished Kelly! I would have loved to have gone but couldn't get the babysitter credits. Lovely work x
ReplyDeleteCan't believe you are finished already. Talk about an overachiever!!!
ReplyDeleteGirly Swot!!
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely day - I will be stitching this afternoon xxx
Oh you overachiever you! ;)
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing Kelly - glad your attention span let you complete it in 2 days!! It was a fantastic day -- stitching with friends AND a fabric designer/embroidery teacher/book author PLUS cakes - what more could a girl want!!?
This looks amazing! I can't wait for my course now :-)
ReplyDeleteYour embroidery is awesome. What is the fill in stitch called? I bet the book is adorable.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAnd your embroidery skills are clearly, already, brilliant. She looks fantabulous.
Great work.
Great work it looks beautiful. You keep telling us you don't like hand sewing, I'm thinking "liar, liar, pants on fire", you clearly love it!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I totally want that book! Oh, and I also bounce around a lot when embroidering!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome opportunity! Love your little stitchery!
ReplyDeleteThat looks adorable! I have that book on my wish list in Amazon, hoping that Santa will see it there...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I stitched up the one for my Aneela quilt, but I had to do it at 25% to get it to fit the block, made for some pretty diddly details!
ReplyDeleteLovely work and the class sounds like it was fun.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I love the little cherries and leaves!! I bet the book is wonderful .
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching and gorgeous close-ups!
ReplyDeleteGet you with the stitching all finished!! Thanks for the plug, by the way ;-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous stitching! I am so in love with the little cherries and that stitching on the sweet little dress. I can totally identify with stitch ADD, it is hard to stick to one area!
ReplyDeleteOooh that is gorgeous! You're making me want to learn embroidery!
ReplyDeletewow, this is simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! Great job on the stitching.
ReplyDeleteI think I might suffer from that stitch attention deficit disorder thingymajjigy too, I can be quite bouncy, jumping from one corner of my embroidery to the other too (wink).
ReplyDeleteSo glad you came along and mastered the art of making juicy cherries out of embroidery floss. Not to mention got over your fear of the couching stitch. Nothing can hold you back now!
OMG...you are such an overachiever. I only managed to stitch a few extra leaves on. But seriously, looks great (despite the ADD).
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Kelly! What a treat to learn from a pro! Looks like you are putting the class to good use. Your embroidery looks fantastic!
ReplyDeletewow! Well done on finishing already, was lovely meeting you!
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