Made by Hand and new 'mini pillows'!

Today me and my Mum went to the fabulous 'Made by Hand' show!

http://www.madebyhand-wales.co.uk/

It's been on for the last three days in Tredegar House in Newport, which is awesome since its only half an hour from my house!

It was SO nice to see all the amazing things that people make but it was even better to see some faces from the Origin show; Michelle, Helen, Becky and Hanne it was lovely to see you :)

I've also been busy making LOTS of christmas presents lately, unfortunately I can't yet post pictures of them on here (I'll just have to wait until January to post those...) but there is ONE thing that I can post pictures of:

My 'mini pillows', they are about 19 by 32cm and can be personalised with any name/word:

Malvern Quilt Show!

On Sunday I went to the Autumn Quilt Show in Malvern!
It was a really awesome day, I saw a LOT of amazing quilts and was tempted by hundreds of fat quarters :)

I gave in a bit a got some material:


I could have easily bought more - As many people said to me on Sunday "Nobody here NEEDS more material, but we buy it anyway..." :)

I also got a necklace charm shaped like a bobbin! Which I LOVE, me and mum are always complaining that we don't have enough bobbins so now I'll always have an extra :P

I would DEFINITELY go to something similar again if I had the chance!

Origin: The London Craft Fair

From the 21st until the end of September I had the MOST amazing time working at Origin!
Origin is a craft fair that takes place once a year, this year, it was in old spitalfields market near Liverpool Street Station and Brick Lane :)
Here's my brochure:


I was working for the most amazing Michelle Griffiths, a textile/shibori artist from South Wales! http://www.shibori.co.uk/
Her stuff is just brilliant and it was SO cool to have the opportunity to learn all about it from the master herself :)
The standard was insanely high and we made good friends with the stall owners around us, meeting them and learning about their work was definitely a highlight for me!

Other London highlights include:
LES MIS AT THE O2!!!!!! I went to see the 25th anniversary concert, fingers crossed I'll get on the DVD :P

Also, my shoes, I went vintage shopping and found these AWESOME shoes :)


Overall, a BRILLIANT two weeks!

New Dress and Fibre Art Wales!

I made this dress a while ago, for the day after the wedding (we had a garden party)
but I just hadn't got round to taking a photo of it until now!
I got the idea from a dress I saw in topshop....
The shoulders were a bit tricky as there was lots of material to fit into a small distance but I think it turned out well :)



I also went on an awesome day out at the 'National Botanic Garden of Wales'!
It was a bit rainy but me and Mum braved it to see the new 'Fibre Art Wales' exhibition!
Fibre Art Wales is a group of textile designers based in Wales who created work inspired by the Gardens to be displayed outdoors within the gardens themselves. Some of the exhibits are made to withstand the Welsh weather but some are meant to change and weather over time :)

Check out this website for more info!
http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/news/latest-exhibition-%E2%80%98exposed-textiles-in-the-open%E2%80%99-by-fibre-art-wales/

The American Museum in Britain

Today I went to 'The American Museum in Britain' in Bath with the 'Gwent Quilters'!



We had an awesome guided tour of the quilting rooms in the Museum which MAY have inspired me to give quilting a go...I really loved the Hawaiian quilt below so I'd like to do something a bit like that but on a MUCH smaller scale!! Maybe a place mat or something :P



I would also love to give patchwork quilting a go...

I shall post any attempts on here - it might be a while before I start though!