Paisley Peacock

Back in October 2017 the North West Region of the Embroiderers' Guild held their A.G.M.. In the afternoon I had devised the embroidery activity for the members but it was delivered by two other Branch members, as I was on holiday. Each member could choose a pre-stamped paisley shape on hand dyed material or design their own to embroider in any stitch or colours they chose.
When members had completed their paisley they returned it to me to apply to the machine embroidered peacock body to make the tail. 

It was like Christmas as little parcels kept dropping through my door. You can see some of the pretty embroidered paisleys below.

I made some machine cords to be the shafts of the feathers and applied them to the background.The paisleys were tried out in different positions until they looked pleasing. They were then machined in place with invisible thread

The paisleys were then linked together by machined lines.

I made a small feather stamp and applied it to the background to add interest, stitching around the edge.

The background was quilted with a turquoise variegated thread. The tail was finished by hand stitching back stitch woven wheels and wrapping a cord around the outside of each one.

The quilt was ready to be bound.
The paisley peacock has now been bound and a hanging sleeve applied to the back.
It is now finished and any branch of the North West Region Embroiderers' Guild can  borrow it for their exhibition.