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Aurifil Challenge

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As an Aurifil Artisan i have the opportunity take part in monthy challenges. I decided to get out of my comfort zone and sign up for this month which was a fabric partner collaboration. We were sent Forbidden Fruit Snacks Kiwi cotton fabric by Tula Pink and Aurifil 4093 50wt cotton thread and no instructions! Total freedom to create anything we like to showcase the fabric and thread.

I decided to make a cushion panel with a mixture of the printed fabric and some embroidery versions of the fruit. The stages are shown in the step by step photos below

Creating a new fabric with random patches and stitches!

First I used a lime green cotton (colour 1231) to stitch down my small patches of frayed edge fabric

I added stitched berries in 2 variegated threads (no. 4648 and 4657). These worked beautifully giving me colour variations without having to change thread. I set the machine on zigzag and moved the hoop slowly in a small circle to form each berry.

Finally I added more structure to the design with straight stitch around the outer edge of the design

Finished panel

Lavender Field

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I am very pleased to be an Aurifil Artisan for a second year. It’s a pleasure to work with them as a company and use their fabulous threads. Here is a step by step of my process showing the evolution of my Lavender Field. This has been worked using my favourite Aurifil thread, 50 weight cotton.

1. Choosing the composition and threads.
2. The first few stitches on my silk painted base.
3. Adding more shades of green for the trees and defining the lavender plants
4.Starting to embroiderer the lavender flowers in the distance
Progressing towards the foreground adding more flowers and stems

The flowers are worked in a straight stitch at first and I as move towards the foreground I use a small zigzag stitch to make a larger mark to represent each flower. The direction that they lie, the size of stitch and the various shades of purple all add to the realism I aim for.

I try to get movement into my scenes, so you can imagine the lavender moving in the breeze. It’s a living thing and I want it to look alive!

Completed embroidery