In The Beginning................

I purchased a BabyLock embellisher on a whim. Now what! All the sites I checked out used wool roving. That didn't exactly float my boat, but when I saw Christopher Nejman's Pillows book, I was blown away! Needle punching with an embellisher is a totally new endeaver for me. Could I create something that beautiful? I bought the book, DVD, joined his beginner's group. Travel with me as I learn and improve my craft under the expert guidance of Christopher Nejman......the rest is history!

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My First Pillow - Harem of Color

Imagine the colors you would see in a harem - the jewels and opulence all around. This pillow took me four trys to get it right. My girls kidded me, "Mom, I can't believe you failed 'pillow'!" After that, I was on a mission! Using the embellisher for the first time was scary, but then all the possibilities started sneaking into my thoughts and by the time I finished that fourth pillow, my husband told me I was possessed and, indeed, I think I was!

Tropical Winds

On to Pillow Number Two! Picture the eye of a hurricane - the massive swirls of wind surrounding it. How would you create that image in fabric? Tropical Winds is that venture, led by Christopher Nejman. In my journey, I learned how to transform fabric, beads and jewels into the vision of a hurricane using the colors that would emerge after the storm. What kind of vision would you like to create?