The Stitchery of Catherine Hill, a Lancashire Lass
My first love is a bit of hand sewing. Occasionally a project requires a little more stitching – some free motion embroidery. It’s then, my wonderful trusty Bernina is dusted off, plugged in and threaded up.
This piece of sewing – work in progress – is a small piece made using raw edge applique onto a vintage French Quilt.
The recent sunny weather provided the perfect opportunity to dye and dry in the garden.
I have a basket of scraps, garments and some unfinished stitchery projects that need a make-over. My solution is to over-dye them.
All you need is a Dylon Procion Dye, 500 grams of salt and a washing machine. The whole process is very therapeutic. Here are the textiles before they were dyed.
My aim was to unify the pattern and textures into one colour palette.
My home is full to bursting with a patchwork quilt or two.
I’ve been a patchwork and quilter for over twenty years. There are so many projects stashed away in my home that I sometimes forget just what I’ve made.
If you’ve ever meet an avid patch-worker, you’ll probably know that somewhere in their home, lives the biggest pile of large bed quilts you can possibly imagine.
Well it’s the same in my home.
For over ten years, I worked in a Patchwork and Quilting shop, making quilt samples for the shop and samples for my own workshops too. Hence, my ‘pile’ is slightly bigger than most.
