Five on Friday - Happy Fabric Books

For Five on Friday this week I would like to share the five pages of a little fabric book made at a workshop with Textile Artist Jill Izzard. The title of the workshop was Happy Fabric Books. What could be better than Fabric and Books as they both make me Happy? Jill is a wonderful, talented lady and you can see her beautiful work on her website Textile Art - Jill Dian Izzard - Textile Artist. 

The front cover and back of the Happy Fabric Book

Jill brought all the resources we needed for the workshop with her and was very generous with all her materials encouraging us to take fabric, buttons, lace, beads and a myriad of other lovely treasures. Why is someone else's stash is so much more exciting than ones own? Jill demonstrated how to combine fabrics with scraps of lace and other trimmings with lots of examples of her own work. 

I could have spent all day just looking at her amazing work.

This wall hanging is one of my favorites although I apologise for the photo as it does not really show the beauty of it. There are better pictures on her website.

The pages of my book were created rather randomly just choosing pieces that pleased me rather than adopting any theme. However, looking through the book now, each page prompts a memory.

One 

Sitting and listening to my maternal Grandmother tell me stories about her life.

Two

Watching the birds in the garden with my father.

Three

Learning to stitch and embroider with my mother.

Four

The birds and flowers loved by a special friend.

Five

Meeting up with my brother and sister-in-law in the Tuileries Garden, Paris.

They are all memories bound up with love and special moments in my life.

Truly a Happy Book

Thank you Jill.

Joining with Amy at Love Made My Home and Five on Friday