Newly published crazy patchwork

Yes, I now have a photo of my original crazy patchwork wallhanging published on the following site
http://cqmagonline.com/vol08iss03/showcase/index.shtml and I hope you go and have a look! Look for "Christine Linton".

Also for more beautiful embroidery, go to Helen Stevens website http://www.fritillary.co.uk/ and you will have a feast for your eyes.

I do applique too - see this apron.

More soon.

Yet more makings

This is a photo of my Mixed Media pic, made of velvet, velour and white card. It is called "Dusk".
I can now also be found at http://www.quiltingarts.com/members/Christine-Linton/default.aspx

This is a photo of the Crazy Patchwork Bookmark that I made recently. It was really easy and was inspired - wait for it - by the card inserts in a box of teabags. They are the right size for a bookmark, but being Christine, I had to "make something" so, as I do love the look of crazy patchwork, I decided this would be an ideal quick project. I will have the pattern available for free once I get my website open - still working on that, lots of typing of patterns.

A tip for those who do lots of patchwork piecing. When you have to cut lots of small squares and triangles for one of those intricate designs, you can avoid enormous confusion at the sewing machine by separating each type, e.g. 2" triangles, into different Glad snap-lock bags, with a brief note to tell you what the size is. Takes the nightmare into a good dream.

I had a long gap between posts because I couldn't get on the internet - traffic jams I suppose!

Hi to everyone, this is my second blog (not counting twitter). My blog is going to be all about textile crafts, this is my favourite subject.

One of my favourite pieces of embroidery at the moment is two Gouldian Finches and a Ulysses Butterfly, I designed this and used Madeira silk thread. It is all set to go on my new website which I am in the process of creating. I show you here a pic of the butterfly.



I recently discovered a great product called Gutermann Sulky; it's not new except to me, it is water soluble. If you draw your embroidery or quilting design on the rough side, pin it on your fabric, sew along the lines - so easy, it just rinses away in water. Use a water soluble marker; I made the mistake of using a felt tip pen, which worked, but left marks on the fabric. I ended up machining extra lines to cover them so all challenges can be solved.

http://bit.ly/xFAW8 is the shortened URL for my other blog, which is called http://embroiderypatterns.iiabblog.com