Diary of Progress
Update on new work
On the board this morning, ready for layering up and a lot of stitching before I start the painting bit, is this first piece in the new series. I think the stencilling at the bottom […]
Month: March 2024
Life Quilts
Poisonous Plant
What’s it about? Gossip is unconstrained and often derogatory conversation about other people. It could involve betraying confidences, spreading sensitive information, as well as hurtful judgements and made up stories. People who don’t feel good […]
Life Quilts
“Shall I Be Mother”
It’s easy to think that if someone was being abused within a marital relationship, that they could leave easily. We tend to think that people are stupid or are failures because they don’t take charge […]
Life Quilts
Life 7 On The Shelf, words
The wallpaper stripes say: Mood swings: chocolate, cats, wine, Black cohosh, divorce Weight gain: diet, exercise, bigger clothes Hot Flushes: fan, soya, exercise, light clothes, HRT, diet, evening primrose oil Insomnia: Remove clocks, no […]
Life Quilts
The Glass Ceiling
With thanks to all my sitters and volunteers whether they be just your legs and feet, family, or paid models. And of course my granddaughter, Evie, and for that reason it’s never been for […]
Life Quilts
Mitochondrial Roots – words on quilt
The “story” is about male primogeniture. It was only 2 years ago that the UK government agreed that a first born, even if it was female, could take the throne. It’s only 2014 and we […]
Life Quilts
Life 4 words
Quilt over chair is English piecing over papers, applique, stitch and acrylic paint The words on this quilt are as follows and are a response to the question, Hello Dear, What Did You Do Today? […]
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Diary of Progress
Talking Heads – posting #2
The starting point for this piece was to dye some fabric. When you set out to dye there’s usually loads of chemicals around so you can easily do more than 1 piece, even if they’re […]