Of course I tried to get some vintage lace bits...
...especially at the flea market in Chartres on the Sunday Morning...
...but failed miserably!
What I did find there was this little book...
...stuffed full of "les mots sages"...
...that will find their way into some small pieces of mixed-media collage.
Just look at the marbling too....
So, with no vintage lace on the horizon, I plumped for new instead!
Luckily there was the delightful "Mercerie du St Pierre" in Montmartre, where I was able to pick up these beauties (for collage too).
(This last one will make gorgeous window nets in a not-so-little French house!)
Now a happy bunny!
Since I've been home, I've been getting stuck into a few new things...
..like brightly coloured Indian-flavoured stitching..
...and small sample pieces for my new exhibition theme, "Stitched in Stone", inspired by ancient Mayan stone carving.
This one is a complete departure ....
..and it's going to be both fun ....
...and a major challenge, because some of the pieces will be 1m x 1.5m.
Machine quilting is a new method for major work....
...I hope it all goes ok....
...as I have rather large walls to fill in August and November! :-o