June 2012

Another great day was had last Saturday with seven members attending our  group day. We had  show & tell in the morning, followed by some discussion as to our up-comming group project after lunch.

Beginning show & tell was Gerri, with the most stunning "Jacobean Tree Of life" . After two years, 101 stitches, & several classes with Margaret Light, the stitching  is finally finished, all that remains now is for it to be framed. Gerri commented that every time she returned to work on it, it was like visiting an old friend. A family heirloom that will adorn walls for generations to come. The two pics above show only two small sections of the piece.

Robyn had finished the stitching on her Ukranian piece. Another stunning piece that will eventually be made into a needle book.

Sheila had made this book cover using raised chain stitch on a background that had been stamped  using a cut eraser.

There was also this piece of surface stitching by Sheila using soft muted & blended colours.

This "Scrap Happy" quilt by Sheila was made from small scraps left over from quilts. The design came from a quilt in NZ Quilter 

Congratulations also go out to Sheila for receiveing a Judges Commendation for her Dizzy Eye Dance quilt at the recent Sydny Quilt Show.

Jenny had been digitizing shoes & stitching them out ready to make shoe bags for a sales table. More of her shoe designs can been seen on Jenny's personal blog.

There was also this scarf that Jenny had finished using a fine 2 ply cashmere yarn from  Belisa Cashmere in Bundanoon.

On the day, Robyn was stitching Palestrina knot stitch onto pig skin leather, combining it with some beads.

All in all a great day was had by those who attended.