Embroidered Wall Hanging

Some time ago I  wrote about a bedspread that my mum had embroidered.  I said how she had bought a cheap bedspread in a plain brown nylon fabric with a quilted finish and that she had spent many evenings embroidering free-form flowers in the triangular spaces between the quilting.

I found this after she had died and wanted to recognise the value of her work by using the bedspread in a way that would suit modern style.

So I removed the frill and all redundant material and have backed it with cotton patchwork, bound it and put a hanging sleeve on it.  The result is either a throw for sofa or bed, or a large wall hanging for a bedroom.

Here are some photos of her beautiful embroideries on the finished article.

She didn't use patterns but made it up as she went along.










I 'tied' the backing and top by sewing beads shaped like little sea shells in a colour that barely shows.













The patchwork backing won't show and the binding is a subtle pale pink which doesn't clash.




 Every one of the flowers is different.  I don't know how long it took her to do but she obviously loved doing it because each individual design is special.












Mum's era was before the internet and she didn't know anything about it but how surprised she would be to know that so many people across the world could actually see the lovely work she did.

The lady in question (my beautiful mum) was called Gertie Horton.