My sister Louise Gardiner, who has died of cancer aged 51, was a professional machine embroiderist; her work ranged from embroidered illustrations to large-scale artworks and commemorative capes. She also set up the Lou Gardiner brand to sell luxury silk scarves, pouffes and cushions.
Among her most notable works were a two-metre quilt, entitled Licky Lips Genie, commissioned by the Liberty department store in London for a window display in 2010, and a collection of five large and intricate tumbleweed designs entitled You Blow Me Away that were exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery in 2012.
