Julia's elegant cushion was inspired by Zara Day's workshop, using appliqué and reverse appliqué on wool fabric. The motifs are Maori designs seen in new Zealand.
Likewise, Mary started her cushion on Zara's course, and now it's beautifully finished with embroidery both sides and contrast piping:
Janet's cushion was started last year at Anne Kelly's Folk Art workshop. She added motifs from 1960s curtain fabric to an old hand embroidered cushion front, together with printed motifs from Anne’s collection of wood blocks and pieces of dyed lace. Janet added a large central motif in the same style, hand embroidered some of the applied motifs and then free machined further outlines. The border trim and backing were made using the 1960s fabric. The end result is this very vibrant cushion (and a great upcycling piece).
The following pieces were completed following Jayne Emerson's Zoom workshop in June:
Judi created this beautiful decorative piece with lots of embellishment:
Janet had torn fabric into strips, and made them up into nine squares, which were stitched to form a larger square, then lots more stitching added, and a motif cut from the floral fabric. The square has now become a fabulous cushion cover with piping and a toning plain green on the back.
We're so looking forward to seeing more completed pieces, whether lockdown UFOs or inspired by the Zoom sessions, or blog projects. Email photos to: leamingtondistrictitrep@embroiderersguild.co.uk
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