Just a quick post to share with you the fabulous weekend
I've just spent at Hope & Elvis with the very talented
Here is a glimpse of some of her work ...
tiny stitching and gorgeous embellishments...
using found fabrics and buttons to create stories...
dreams...
and pages of loveliness.
I want to live in her work!
We started on Saturday with creating a journal
from an old book.
Jessie sells these in her shop on Columbia Road in London.
We were given lots of ideas and inspiration before we started.
I had started a journal on last years workshop
so I decided to add to it rather than start another one.
We all got a little 'stamp crazy'!
Dresses, hearts and clocks...
with added ribbons...
I also made a page of patchwork hexagons.
These were from Sarah Moore Vintage
We had such fun just playing...
and creating...
I plan to make a 'princess and the pea' collection
of mattresses for this bed.
We shared our stories and work at the end of the day.
Perfect!
Day two was all about using stitching to create a piece.
I used this gorgeous antique baby top to sew
this lovely quote I found in a quilt book.
I still have bits to add yet though.
The only other piece of work I managed to snap a picture of was
by the wonderful Mrs Bertimus
Now there is the most marvellous story to accompany this
piece if you click on the link above
(as she tells it much better than me!)
It was so fantastic to spend the weekend with such a lovely
bunch of ladies.
There were lots of laughs and some heartfelt stories
told through the things we created.
A great big thank you to Jessie and Louise for organizing
such an wonderful day .
Thanks for calling by.
Love and hugs
Daisy
x
