OMG Where has the summer gone?

The summer shone and we needed the lucky umbrella for shade most of the time!!

Sorry it has been so long since I have found time to do my blog. I just don't know where the summer has gone.They say time flies when you are enjoying yourself!!

I have been sewing roses and flowers while my garden has been growing wild. " Wild flowers are in!!

Yesterday I had a young girl in who was mesmerized by me and my work. I never know whether to encourage young girls to follow my career path or warn them against it. I work all the hours I can in a day and there is never anytime to enjoy the sun (when we have it) in the summer. If I had of had time to have had any children I don't know that they would have followed my profession or by watching me they would probably have been totally put off, I live and dream it 24/7.

I thought I would share some of my work over the summer with you.

 Lace this summer was still the order of the day. I love it it shows my skills off at there best. Lace is quite often embroidery, people don't usually know the difference. This is a close up of a piece I worked for a MOG 's dress. The work incorporated two R's as this was the initials of the couple getting married. I didn't think to photo that area but I love the sentimental value it adds.
Shades of blue seemed to feature quite a lot this summer

Close up of the lace I worked for the neckline

The dress and jacket ready for collection

This is a groom's Mum's outfit that I have kindly been given a photo of the finished look. I dyed the shoes and bag and made the hat and the outfit.

So much nicer on the real model than my hanger, thanks.

However the "lucky umbrella" lost it's status and has had to be degraded to just "the umbrella" when the heavens opened and thunder roared and lightening struck.

The worst rain I had ever seen at one of my weddings, and it had to be a marque wedding!

Everyone put a brave face on.

Ready for off, but the rain was so hard we couldn't get into the cars!!

Waiting while the heavens opened and the thunder roared!

My bride was brilliant at coping with the unexpected deluge.

Plenty of time to photo the detail of the couples initials hidden in the embroidery.

The tiny flowergirl was getting anxious about the conditions.

The hairdresser carried the flower girls to the car to save them from getting soaked!

A break in the rain got the bride into the car. There had been a mock dress rehearsal for the bride getting into the car, however with the good weather we hadn't thought of the wet conditions. The car shone like a rainbow through the rain!