The Accidental Embroiderer

Back to the arty stuff - for now

I really wish I could post on this blog every week, the way I used to, but now that the exhibition season is approaching, I need to produce works which will be right to hang on gallery walls - that is, they need to be less decorative and more “arty”.  And that means that they are usually very complicated and take a LONG time to do. Oh well, I’ll post when I can. And I’ve just finished a design which will do as a small scale work for an informal exhibition somewhere

 

Flutter

 

It comes from an abstract sketch of three birds fluttering in a tree, and it’s colourful enough to draw the eye. I’m not sure if I think it’s very good, but it’s astonishing how these colourful little things can sell unexpectedly, so maybe this one will find a new home. Or, looking at it critically, maybe it would make an interesting round mat of some kind. So I might just re-invent it as a kind of table decoration

Anyway, I will be back as soon as I can - that is, when I have something new to post.

Yet another bird-and-bush freebie

First, I was really pleased by the number of people who said they liked the Flower Bellpull in my posting of last week. Several people asked if it was for sale anywhere, so this is just to say that you can find it (along with more of my designs) in my Secrets of Embroidery shop: https://secretsof.com/machine-embroidery/designs/The-Accidental-Embroiderer

Anyway, back to this month’s freebie. It’s spring now (or it’s supposed to be) so here is a little spring-like design to celebrate the season. It’s for the 5x7 inch (130x180 mm) hoop, and it’s embroidery only, with no appliqué.

 

Two colourful birds for spring

It’s a fairly complex design, but if you hoop your fabric securely and follow the colour suggestions, it should turn out all right

There are a HUGE number of jumps in it, but I’m afraid they’re unavoidable. If your machine can cut jump stitches, there should be no problem, but otherwise I’m afraid you’re in for a long session with the scissors

So - good luck! Here is the design, in .pes v.6