What a Wonderful show!!

We're back home...not exactly recovered...

...but happy after a brilliant show at the NEC.

It was lovely to see so many lovely friends...

...and meet even more new ones!!

Here are some piccies of my stand...

...with new workshop samples up for the first time.

Here are my Dragon's Eggs on display...

Boards showing Magical Moth workshops, Medieval Tile workshops and Medieval Mice workshops.

Tribal Jewels workshop samples...

Colourful Couching workshop samples...

Sashiko (Japanese inspirations) workshop samples...

I had stressed somewhat beforehand...

...worried that I might not have enough stuff to make a good show of my work.

But...

...it was all for nowt...

...as I actually had two boxes left over with no space left!!

Thanks to everyone who came...talked...commented...hugged...and listened to my talks.

You are all very special people!!

x C

Sashiko samples piling up!!

This pile of Sashiko workshop samples is piling up nicely!

I've done the larger pieces...

...and have top-stitched around all the hexagons...

...which I much prefer to seeing them plain.

I know I won't get them all finished before Venice...

...but they won't take me too long...

...and they'll be up on my stand at the NEC in March!! :-)

Now I need to go tidy my table.

I had one avalanche yesterday...

...and there'll be more to follow if I don't move some of the stuff!

x C

Working on another Japanese workshop sample

I stenciled a couple of indigo pieces last weekend...

...and, now that they are ironed and ready...

...I've begun the stitching.

A very small triple-backstitch on the machine...

...around every outline.

It takes quite a while...

...but I love the results!

Hopefully I'll finish this crane this evening...

...then the Sashiko bit can commence tomorrow. :-)

x C

Sashiko stitching in Cardiff

Saturday was a day of Sashiko Stitching with Cardiff Quilters...

...and what a lovely day it was too!

Lots of gorgeous bits of white-on-blue stitching...

...using Empress Mills' Klona Cotton and machine Sashiko Thread...

...mostly machine, but some by hand...

Lots of patterns drawn out...

...samples done...

...and tea drunk.

I made up some Genmaicha tea bags for everyone so that they could drink Japanese tea while doing Japanese stitching!

It was a lovely day!

Thanks ladies.

x C