Fed-Up With Finishings

I really hate finishing off textile art pieces. It takes so long to sew a binding and involves way too much accuracy and too little creativity for my liking. I've been working on some smaller pieces lately and have been using cheap ready-made frames to finish them off. You do have to plan ahead though and make work in standard frame size!

These 3 felt and organza pieces are all fused with the soldering iron and then hand stitched. I've added a few beads for a little extra bling.

Sketches and Journals

I've been on holiday a lot recently. Whilst I was away I only had access to a few basic supplies to work with in my sketchbooks and journals. Pencil, pen, a small tin of watercolours and an aqua brush are just about all you can take internationally. The camper-trailer is a little better stocked with acrylics and markers.

Spoonflower Shop

Some of my designs are now available as fabric, gift wrap, wallpaper and home furnishings on Spoonflower. Shop HERE

Landers Fabric Design

Here's my latest fabric design. This week the competition was for an abstract repeat in a limited colour palette. Vote here.

This one was inspired by some of my sketchbook experiments.

Beautiful Beef - Vote Now

My latest fabric design "Beautiful Beef" is in the Farm Tea Towel Challenge. Vote  now!

Candy Leaves - Vote for Me!

I'm having a go at the Spoonflower fabric design competition. This week it is botanical block prints. I designed this using my own hand carved lino cut gum leaf. Please vote for me!

A Walk in the Hills - Exhibition

If you're anywhere near Perth Hills in the next few weeks do pop in and see this great exhibition at the Zig Zag gallery in Kalamunda. This is NOT your boring old cross stitch. There are vases melted together with a soldering iron (mine), machine stitching on paper, metal and even flyscreen wire and tree bark. There will be a life-size forest of textile trees, hand and machine embroidery and lots of other amazing things. Catch it if you can until 22nd October.