January Catch-Up

Our little group normally has a break between November & February because of Summer School courses being held at Guild HQ ( our meeting place), Christmas, New Year, and members being away due to schools & workplaces taking breaks. Some of us feel that this break is too long & try to get together for a catch-up. This year there were four of us with show & tell.

Robyn had been playing with applique & FME to produce this vibrant design from her own original sketches. It will eventually be made into a skirt.

Then there was the ethnic designed crewel work on linen, inspired by the central mother of pearl bead on a vintage skirt.

Sheila had attended the "Remembering Kathleen & Constance" workshop with Dr Susan Wood at Summer School. There were design exercises, with a theme of choice, in paper. In Sheila's words, "Fun, fun, fun."

I had been playing with some drawn thread designs for larger open areas & corners. All were worked using my own hand dyed threads.

There was also this book mark made from my own created fabric, using surface stiching & a tassel to decorate.

Susan had used a quote from Julia Cameron's book "Walking In This World" to stitch on this self desighned sampler. Started as part of the Australian Quaker Tapestry Project in 2006, it is finally finished. Each leaf has used a different stich. The leaves can be seen in more detail here.

There was also this piece of canvas work by Susan. Titled "Life's Journey", it is a reflection on all areas of life, and the fact that most things in life are not black & white.

Our official first meeting for the year will happen in February, when we look foreward to welcoming a new member.