Meryl's Monthly Showcase
Every month we showcase the talents of one of our customers, picked from projects shown on the Meryl Makes Facebook Group. If you want to take part, just make sure you join the group and post the photo of your project using Meryl Makes designs so you will be in with the chance of winning the £10 monthly voucher.
June 2019 Showcase Winner - Carol Vile
Design- Motorbike Linework
https://www.merylmakes.com/store/p1601/Motorbike_Linework_-_4x4_and_5x7.html
Stitched on Janome 350E
Photo - Carol and her dogs, Janome and her birthday card
Prize - £10 voucher to spend on designs at Meryl Makes
Let me introduce you to Carol Vile, our winner for June.
As a child she was always crafting. She had to hand embroider at school and learnt to cross stitch there. Obviously a natural at crafting, Carol taught herself to crochet when she was 11, just by copying a friend. With a mother and grandmother who sewed and knitted, it wasn’t surprising that Carol loved her toy sewing machine and quickly made a range of clothing for her dolls. Crochet and sewing led to macrame, designing and making handbags, belts, wall hangings, covering bottle to make into lamps with matching shades etc. She even tried making fancy moulded and painted candles to sell.
Fast forward a few years and with a young growing family, the need to make more clothing saw Carol enrol on a fashion course where she learnt to design her own patterns. A new sewing machine was purchased with the earnings from a part time job. But Carol also fitted in making fashion jewellery to sell at work. Next came a knitting machine and card making (are you beginning to realise that Carol is a true all rounder?). The card making raised funds for the Tsunami appeal and her stash of crafting stock increased until a new craft room was built. Her lovely late husband even built a 15ft craft bench, the length of the room, to hold equipment, although Carol tells me that was soon filled with computer, printer, tv etc. Her cards proved popular in the local arts and craft shop and sales were good.
Unfortunately the ill health of her husband put all plans of more crafting and card making on hold, and it was back to crochet during the hospital visits. When Carol lost her husband she didn’t have the heart to return to card making, and instead she bought herself an embroidery machine. Pictures, clothing and hats were all embroidered as Carol embraced this new hobby. Then, at Christmas time, she combined embroidery with her card making skills and started using up some stock. For her son’s birthday she produced this lovely motor bike card, and wowed us all. I’m sure there are many more embroidered cards in Carol’s future.
For the moment Carol’s time is spent looking after her 3 rescue dogs, with another one arriving soon. There are sessions for agility, obedience training, grooming and their day to day care. Combine that with looking after her mum, and you can see that Carol is not one to sit still and let the grass grow.
Congratulations Carol and we look forward to seeing many more of your embroidered Meryl Makes projects – when you have time!
As a child she was always crafting. She had to hand embroider at school and learnt to cross stitch there. Obviously a natural at crafting, Carol taught herself to crochet when she was 11, just by copying a friend. With a mother and grandmother who sewed and knitted, it wasn’t surprising that Carol loved her toy sewing machine and quickly made a range of clothing for her dolls. Crochet and sewing led to macrame, designing and making handbags, belts, wall hangings, covering bottle to make into lamps with matching shades etc. She even tried making fancy moulded and painted candles to sell.
Fast forward a few years and with a young growing family, the need to make more clothing saw Carol enrol on a fashion course where she learnt to design her own patterns. A new sewing machine was purchased with the earnings from a part time job. But Carol also fitted in making fashion jewellery to sell at work. Next came a knitting machine and card making (are you beginning to realise that Carol is a true all rounder?). The card making raised funds for the Tsunami appeal and her stash of crafting stock increased until a new craft room was built. Her lovely late husband even built a 15ft craft bench, the length of the room, to hold equipment, although Carol tells me that was soon filled with computer, printer, tv etc. Her cards proved popular in the local arts and craft shop and sales were good.
Unfortunately the ill health of her husband put all plans of more crafting and card making on hold, and it was back to crochet during the hospital visits. When Carol lost her husband she didn’t have the heart to return to card making, and instead she bought herself an embroidery machine. Pictures, clothing and hats were all embroidered as Carol embraced this new hobby. Then, at Christmas time, she combined embroidery with her card making skills and started using up some stock. For her son’s birthday she produced this lovely motor bike card, and wowed us all. I’m sure there are many more embroidered cards in Carol’s future.
For the moment Carol’s time is spent looking after her 3 rescue dogs, with another one arriving soon. There are sessions for agility, obedience training, grooming and their day to day care. Combine that with looking after her mum, and you can see that Carol is not one to sit still and let the grass grow.
Congratulations Carol and we look forward to seeing many more of your embroidered Meryl Makes projects – when you have time!
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