Snow in Cornwall!!

We've had SNOW this week!!!  

Well a light dusting........but for us here on the North Cornwall Coast that is quite a major event!!  After that it was back to rain, of course, which means the coastal path has been a mud bath and the poor dog has come home from our walks, very very brown instead of her lovely white!! 

Cornish Snow!!

As well as enjoying the weather!! I have had a good week catching up on lots of sewing.  I am running a workshop in April making the Merchant & Mills The Trapeze Tunic. 

Merchant & Mills - The Trapeze

So this week saw me finishing off the sample to be displayed at Coast & Country Crafts & Quilts and also another version that I will be wearing on the day. 

It is a lovely pattern and can be made in a variety of styles.  I have made the sleeveless (still with tacking stitches in) and the short sleeve version.  

My Daughter was at the V&A Museum recently and saw  this display of Merchant and Mills patterns!! 

I have also completed Week 6 of my Challenge 2018. 

 I promised a change in colour, so here we are........green!   

The majority of the fabric used has been hand-dyed but there is also a piece of purchased fabric included, The hand-dyed fabric is a selection of scrim, cotton, silk, Mulberry bark, and the backing paper from some painted bondaweb.  

I treated myself to a circular rotary cutter to make a 'Bullseye Quilt' a little while ago and so used it here to make the circles in different sizes.

Week 6 - Challenge 2018

Strangely, after completing this I realised that I had done something similar a few years ago!  Trebah Garden is a lovely place on the South Cornwall Coast, and is famous for, among other things, its Giant Gunnera, which I used as the basis for my work.  

Trebah - Sketchbook

The leaves were cut from a selection of fabrics and mixed media, including painted bondaweb and scrim.  

Trebah - July 2013

Well that's it for now, I am off now to ponder the technique for next week!

Thank you for taking time out to have a little look, and hopefully see you next time.

Carolyn