the days are getting shorter, the nights are drawing in, and it’s finally getting cooler and greyer - just the kind of weather i like. it’s perfect for hand sewing.
i save my most favourite fabrics for hand piecing. i love spending the time really appreciating and enjoying them. and heather ross’ fabrics are my most favourite of all…
it’s so deliciously soft - wonderful to work with.
i’m snuggling in for a while…
essie xoxox
i’ve been piecing away at this pillow for a while now, and i finished it over easter.
it’s almost alarmingly bright, but it looks good on our couch, or (as pictured) on the rocking chair in our study.
all the hexagons are hand pieced, and then i machine quilted them to some cotton batting before sewing them up by hand with some bright yellow binding.
the quilting on the back is a bit wonky, because i am yet to perfect the art of machine quilting!
i used 5″ hexagons for the front, and 4″ ones for the back. i am a bit addicted to hexies at the moment, and am now working on a whole quilt of them using my “far, far away” fabric by heather ross. it’s been hard to cut into that fabric because i have been saving it for so long, but it will be lovely to hand-piece with, because it is so pretty, and so wonderfully soft and delicate.
essie xoxox
happy easter, everyone!
today i plan on eating delicious hot cross buns, baked by my sajee…
this afternoon we’ll go and spend time with my family. i’m planning an easter egg hunt for my brothers. they might be 17 and 21, but a big sister doesn’t let go of her traditional responsibilities just because her younger siblings grow up (well, this one doesn’t, anyway).
have a lovely day!
essie xxx
one of my favourite embroidery books is “made in france: cross stitch and embroidery in red, white and blue”. it has so many useful patterns, from lace to flowers, feathers to teacups.
there was one sampler in there that immediately caught my eye (i am very fond of samplers) and i decided that, rather than doing it with blue thread on white aida, i’d invert it and do white on blue:
i think the result is quite striking.
i hope you’re having a relaxing and happy easter weekend!
essie x
