a travelling.....

...well I was hoping this week was going to be kind to me in time and go a little bit slower...but my feet are in Tuesday already and goodness knows what happened to Monday...

I am just about to pack for my trip to London ready for the Maker Spaces book launch...

lots of new pretty haberdashery pieces made to take with me.

I am so looking forward to the running of this Pop-up Maker's Selling Space.  Normally you are given a narrow 6ft table with two inches between you and the next person....but not this time... as it is being held at the department store, West Elm, in London they are marvellously allocating a space, within the shop, to each of us, so our stock marries together with their normal day to day fineries.  I know!!!, wonderful isn't it.... so all I can do is pack my suitcase and not think about display until I get there as not too sure of size and space in detail....but in a way that adds to the creativity and that is exactly what the day is about.

I will also be taking my sewing needles and thread and will be sat making 

floral ribbons and brooches on the day too.

So if you are free on Thursday an fancy a trip into London - do pop in and see all of us and you can purchase a signed copy of Maker Spaces from Emily too.....

Maker Spaces Book Launch

West Elm

Tottenham Court Road

London

Thursday 16th April

10-6pm

and then a little soiree from

6-8pm

Would be lovely to see you there......

Here is how the packing table looks this morning......

the making table

I have been trying to make some form of wall garland for the house for a while...been spending five minutes here and there and then placing little snippets of compositions away in a bowl as I never have much time for 'play'.  

Then last week I took them all out from hiding and spent a couple of hours making a few more and it all got a little out of control.  So not only have I made a little metre or two for myself...but have made a small gathering for The Linen Garden shop too....

...and here is how my week has looked on the ol' making table....you may want to make a coffee there are a fair few images....

 ....and now I have decided to make some more - or maybe they will just hang around on the wall for a while being rather cheery....

...there is a new Home Sweet Home section to The Linen Garden Shop if you fancy a little interior indulgence...

snapshot from 'the making table'

a floral gathering

today on the making table

the gathering wall - stage two

 ...the stitching journey of the canvases keeps being added to....I am loving the spare hours and a day or two that I devote to working on only these - my escapism of sorts - they are my labour of love for a couple of months-  a project that has no deadline is rather refreshing.  Not too sure I will want to sell them once completed they are just a joy to look at each day.  My patchwork wall.