The day brought a new member to our group. After seeing our exhibition in August, Annette has decided to join us . We welcome her to our group & look forward to her participation. It was also great to see Libby back after a long absence.
In the morning, Anne directed us in a design exercise, while in the afternoon ideas were discussed regarding our next exhibition & some loose plans made towards it.
Show & tell brought this tote bag "Autumn Leaves" made by Susan. Using cotton fabric, the bag is Susan's own design & features patchwork, applique, machine embroidery& buttons .
Susan had also made this scarf using Paton's bamboo & cotton yarn. The trellis stitch has given a lacy look, while the picot arched edge has given a decorative finish to the ends.
Sheila had been making more book covers, first printing the fabric, then using running stitch to add more detail.
Donna had been painting these abstracts. Inspiration was gained from part of a chair, and the designs will be used later in some of her appliqué work.
Jenny had been playing with her camera, trying to learn about ISO, aperture, shutter speeds, & all the other little buttons that adorn it. Samples of her learning will be visible here.
On that note, this will be our last post until January, 2011, when the creative journey of our group continues. So to everyone who visits our little space on the WWW, we at Stitches Plus would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a Creative New year. We would also like to issue an invitation to come back in January to continue following our creative exploits.
