Brenda Ryan Embroidery Designs and Thimblestitch

Note from Lyn with a pic of her stitching of a free pattern from the Fairies with Attitude series...thank you Lyn...well stitched!

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Stitchers in New zealand can see a display of a few of my worked samples at Village fabrics

 

Village Fabrics &  Needlework

Village@7

7 Clarke Road, RD 6

Te Puna, Tauranga 3176

NEW ZEALAND

www.villagefabrics.co.nz

email:  villagefabrics@vodafone.co.nz

Phone (07) 552 5929  9.30 am to 4.30 pm. 7 days

Macaroons 'Little Cottage Wool from Cottage Garden Threads

I used four from the range of 100 shades in 'Little Cottage" wool to make these two little macaroon or pinwheel fronts...

Hand painted and soft Merino wool from Cottage Garden Threads..

River gum- Light and Dark, Burgundy Bark -Light and Buttercup- Light...great to use .

Contact cottage Garden threads for stockists details..dyed with the same attention to detail as their cotton range...Cheers Brenda 

Bullion Knots, Turkey Knots (Cut) and Colonial Knots , Blanket Stitch !

This is the basic outline for the wheel on the right...scale up to suit...Brenda

Cottage Garden to release 'Little Cottage " wool embroidery thread...yes!

This is the first of some designs using some of the wools ...the wool is 100% Australian Merino ..two ply so very soft...the little bird is Cobblestone ,the Balloon is a new colour "Petunia"..
all stitched onto some cream  Brushed flannel "Cashmere".
Pam has used some of her original colours in this exciting wool range and they each come in two shades of the originalcolours ..a light and a dark version...there are 50 shades available in two depths of colour (100 in all )
I love the fact that they are painted the same way as the strandeds!good fun to be had!

I will have some samples at the AQM in Melbourne this week...Cheers Brenda

Where have you been? would you lke to try my Rosette Chain variation Daisy..teaching at 'Sewjourn" Shepparton on 20th october for Anam Cara..

Philomena Flowers...Flower stall finished and in use!

Favourite Grandaughter Neve and I made some posies and Neve had two beautiful young people to work on the stall...for very little wages too...beautiful day!

Brenda

Quilt Aid Europe has launched ..links below to Quilt Aid Europe and USA.

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www.quiltaidusa.com

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Teaching at the Embroiderer's Guild Summer school in January...

This class will be "Philomena's Flowers"...embroidered box/flower stall...still working on the prototype...some stumpwork and lots of French knots!...

In the meantime :

A seasonal pic  from Owl and Pussycat Quilt ...notes for which are  still in progress!

Here is a free pic to stitch too ...if you got your act together you could stitch it before Christmas!!!...Happy Christmas to all ...

I am hoping for a peaceful  New Year for us all too...Brenda

the run up to the AQM in Melbourne..just about there...nearly..almost...

Off the air, so to speak for weeks but not idle...listening to podcasts of  Garrison Keillor ...Lake Wobegon sounds great at the moment.. I think I need to go and live in the snow! I'll post these now and put some of the patterns up later today...thanks for reading...Brenda

I have been stitching these
and three of styles like this...




and these...

using some new Cottage Garden Threads that are also due for release in November...

 

Callignee... Lets stitch it together.......wonderful day...country style hospitality.

Forty two of us made it up to Callignee on saturday to the new hall built after the bushfires..which is now the official home of the Stitch N Chat group.

Lots of embroideries/quilts on show and the food!! and the flowers! More images soon but here are a few snaps...I hope the committee will make it an annual event...I know that everyone there felt looked after and valued...the quilt 'Birds of a Feather" pattern designed and made by the group is now available for sale..by individual blocks and by entire quilt pattertn..it has some amusing designs...a crow who can sew..a robin with bobbins, knitting swifts etc etc...such a lovely venue...great surroundings with the tall timber nearly visible thru the mist...

Below is the quilt block/embroidery roll/holder that I designed for the day..."All Birds stitch it together"...we started the heart pincushion...which was fun...Katie was a great help to everyone with her can do attitude. Carol from Maggie robertson designs in Traralgon was there with her shop and lots of Cottage Garden threads available on the day too...will post some further pics as soon as I get them..thank you ladies...Brenda