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.
October 2019 Showcase Winner - Beverley Hills
Design- Christmas Stuffies Set 1 ITH
https://www.merylmakes.com/store/p618/Christmas_Hanging_Stuffies_Set_1_-_6_designs__-_4x4_hoop.html
Stitched on Brother V3
Photo - Beverley, her workroom and Christmas ornaments from recycled bags
Prize - £10 voucher to spend on designs at Meryl Makes
Congratulations to Beverley Hills who entered her picture of these amazing Christmas stuffies made from a recycled hessian shopping bag.
Gaining her fabulous name 34 years ago when she married her lovely husband, Beverley went on to have a son and daughter. When they went off to university she started crafting and began to help the charity, Water4ethiopia, by attending craft fairs to sell the items she had sewn.
5 years ago she moved to the beautiful Cotswold village of Bourton on the Water, where she gained her own room especially for crafting. Purchasing a brother innovis 750e, Beverley wanted to put “A gift from B.o.t.W” onto her makes as she thought this would be popular with the tourists. Unfortunately, without help to figure out machine embroidery and how to do the logo, the Innovis 750e sat on her desk unused for 2 years.
Discovering embroidery sites on Facebook was a game changer and Beverley soon realised you could do a lot more than flat embroidery. So much so that she upgraded to a Brother V3. Now she makes items for the Sam Pilcher Trust, which helps families where a child has cancer.
She tells me she loves to make Christmas ornaments, book covers, table runners, cards etc and is looking forward to trying new techniques in the new year. Beverley still does ordinary sewing too but her stash never seems to be depleted as a result of donations and an eye for recycling. With 5 foster dogs over the years, a quilting group, a craft group, walking reading, music, family time and helping in the Sam Pilcher shop, I’m amazed that Beverley has any time for embroidery………...but glad she does, as the Christmas ornaments are wonderful and the use of a recycled bag inspired.
Gaining her fabulous name 34 years ago when she married her lovely husband, Beverley went on to have a son and daughter. When they went off to university she started crafting and began to help the charity, Water4ethiopia, by attending craft fairs to sell the items she had sewn.
5 years ago she moved to the beautiful Cotswold village of Bourton on the Water, where she gained her own room especially for crafting. Purchasing a brother innovis 750e, Beverley wanted to put “A gift from B.o.t.W” onto her makes as she thought this would be popular with the tourists. Unfortunately, without help to figure out machine embroidery and how to do the logo, the Innovis 750e sat on her desk unused for 2 years.
Discovering embroidery sites on Facebook was a game changer and Beverley soon realised you could do a lot more than flat embroidery. So much so that she upgraded to a Brother V3. Now she makes items for the Sam Pilcher Trust, which helps families where a child has cancer.
She tells me she loves to make Christmas ornaments, book covers, table runners, cards etc and is looking forward to trying new techniques in the new year. Beverley still does ordinary sewing too but her stash never seems to be depleted as a result of donations and an eye for recycling. With 5 foster dogs over the years, a quilting group, a craft group, walking reading, music, family time and helping in the Sam Pilcher shop, I’m amazed that Beverley has any time for embroidery………...but glad she does, as the Christmas ornaments are wonderful and the use of a recycled bag inspired.
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