The Accidental Embroiderer

Another one for the shows

As I mentioned, I’ve been putting together a collection of pieces to exhibit at our summer shows. I’ve learned that if you exhibit a work that’s stuck up on the wall in the middle of a lot of large, spectacular pieces, you really need to do your best to catch the attention of the audience. And bright colours do that well, so here’s a group of birds done in bright pinks and yellows. The swirling stitching should help make them stand out in a crowd.

 

Three for the show...

 

Now - I will have to take a short break from blogging, as I need to have a minor eye operation. It’s not in the least serious but it will rather cramp my style for a couple of weeks. But I’ll be back as soon as I can, and I hope with a nice surprise for readers!

A different kind of free bird

OK, another month, another freebie. I have no idea why or when I designed this bird - you will probably recognise it as a parakeet - or a budgerigar, if you’re in Britain. It’s unusually realistic compared to the exotic, flamboyant birds I usually like to do, but there’s nothing wrong with realism in the right place! You can of course turn him into a blue bird - or indeed any other colour you like just by changing the colours of the thread you use

 

A realistic green parakeet (or budgerigar...)

 

So HERE is the file, in .pes v.6. He’s for the 4 x 4 inch (100 x 100 mm) hoop and he’s all embroidery - no applique. As always, if you have problems drop me a line via the "Comments" section and I'll try to sort it out