Another Happy Village

Here's another 'Happy Village' done the Karen Eckmeier way - it's so easy and fun to do! This is Primosten in Croatia - the old town sits on what used to be an island but is now attached to the mainland. The high tower on the hill is actually the church of St Juraj erected in 1485 and restored in 1760.
I may have to give this to Sarah, because when she and Derrick were in Croatia in 2005, this was a place she really wanted to see, but fell asleep in the car and couldn't be woken up.

Karen Eckmeier's Workshop

How exciting! Dianne Southey rang me on Wednesday evening to ask if I wanted to go to Karen's 'Happy Villages' workshop - well I had put my name down and was a little disappointed that I hadn't been successful in the ballot. Here was a fantastic opportunity to attend an overseas tutor's workshop for just $20.00! I wasn't completely ready (didn't have colours chosen and cut out, but did have a bag of fabric to choose from), but had help from great mates at the workshop. I really wanted to do an Italian village - colours of the houses in Manarola. So here are some pictures of what I worked with:

a bit more of the shapes added,





and after Karen had sorted out my windows, doors, steps and bridges, and I had added trees, shrubs and flowers - all ready now for sewing: