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August 8, 2026
Slowly growing patchwork. from contemporary embroidery

 



You can read a blog post here about this piece.

It's growing slowly but as you can see I have piles of patchwork pieces ready to add to it. 

My favourite process here is making the actual 'grandmothers flower garden' pieces. 

It's meditative. It's relaxing and I do have a love of the repetitive. 

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July 3, 2026
It was a plan..... from contemporary embroidery

 



Yes, more patchwork, more Grandmothers flower garden.

If you look at the first image there is quite a large piece of patchworked hexagons, it looks a little bit like Australia to me!

It's at the top of that image. 

A little while ago...OK.....quite  along time ago I had a plan for a single bed size patchwork coverlet.

That's as far as I got.

What can I say, distractions, daunted.....

But, last night, looking at my recently pieced Grandmothers flower garden patchwork it occurred to me that I could add them to the Australia piece.

Nothing would ...

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July 2, 2026
Grandmothers flower garden from contemporary embroidery

 

A little patchwork today, Grandmothers flower garden, hexagons.

I love making these, I lose myself, repetitive, meditative stitching.

There are no plans for these as yet but that's OK, they're here, they will be used at some point.

I'm in no rush. 

Thanks so much for all the love on the 'pillows' earlier this week. It's really appreciated.

There are just these two left in the shop now. 

(if your country isn't listed for shipping please contact me and I will try and work something out) 



 

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March 18, 2023
more gingham and hand embroidery from Karen Ann Ruane

grandmothers flower garden with embroidered gingham

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