September 2016

Our group met at Jenny's home this month, with  six of the group attending. Morning tea of orange cake and pistachio & white chocolate biscuits preceded show and tell. 

Sheila had made a number of brooches that featured her now famous faces. All featured applique and surface stitching.

This is a portion  of Wendy's play attempt from "Stitch and Play In the Mountains", held on the 12th March 2016, with Effie Mitrofanis. Wendy enjoys trying new ways with different thread, and the colour and texture made it fun.

Jenny had been using up scraps of linen and had completed this Hardanger book mark that was started last month. Using a dark green Perle 8 thread, a variagated Perle 8, and a pale green stranded  thread, the book mark was stitched on white linen fabric. The full story of this bookmark can be read on Jenny's personal blog.

This is just part of the progress that Susan had made on her "Memory Quilt". The quilt now has 130 different fabrics made into 1,017 hexagons, of which half have been stitched together. It may become bed sized eventually.

Gerri had finished this blanket made from 28 knitted squares using variegated Acrylic yarn. The squares are crocheted together to give an effective border, and  the finished blanket will be given

to "Wrap With Love"

Jenny had finished the front of her new jumper started last month on the train to Wollongong. It features a cable pattern on one side, and is made from "Savanah", an 8 ply yarn from Bendigo Woollen Mills.

Annette had also started a new jumper in 12 ply Jet, with a pattern sheet from Lincraft. So far she has completed the lace sleeve.

Sheila had made a pencil case using the instructions on Julie Fei Fan Balzer's blog. Sheila is looking at the possibilities of decorating it with stitches.

Sheila had also made this bag using instructions from a Quilting Arts website. The flap could have decoration, while the bag could have a clear pocket for a name tag. This would make it useful for meetings, conventions etc. It is big enough to hold credit cards, money and lipstick.

"To be on Earth, the heart of God" is the motto that is reflected in these hearts that Gerri was making. The fabric is indigenous in design, hence the connection back to the earth and land with a hint of the creation stories. The hearts will be used as gifts.

Another successful day by all who attended. We enjoyed lunch in the sun on Jenny's back balcony, a 'show & tell" of Jenny's sewing room, and some of her pieces that she is most proud of.