November 2015

 2015 for our Stitchers Plus group of the Embroiderer's Guild NSW Inc, has been the 'Year of the Personal Challenge'. It was a year that we all created our own challenge to work towards, culminating in a great display in November.

 Annette's personal challenge was to fix up and redress her beloved doll from her childhood.

This view shows the pantaloons that Annette also made.

 Jenny's personal challenge was to explore filet. To make the mesh by withdrawing threads from fabric, chart her own designs, and to play with colour in filet. Close-ups of these pieces may be viewed in previous posts.

Our houses from 2014 all on display together. From top left going anti clockwise - Susan, Jenny, Robyn, Sheila, Annette, Robyn and Wendy.

Annette's Russian dolls.

Robyn's work basket.

Sheila's sketchbooks. To sketch something every day was Sheila's personal challenge for 2015.

A stitched circle by Donna.

A stitched vase of flowers by Donna.

A bag by Robyn. This bag was part of Robyn's personal Challenge for 2015.

A machine embroidered piece stitched by Robyn in a workshop. Inspiration came from a postcard.

A quilted wall hanging by Sheila.

The pieces below are all by Wendy. Wendy's personal challenge for 2015 was to finish off pieces that she had started in previous workshops. There is definitely a particular style to Wendy's work.

Extra Pieces by Robyn. Above is her lap top bag, while below her self portrait worked from her own original drawing in free machine embroidery

 

The two pieces above are by Susan. Susan's personal challenge was to finish off pieces that she had previously started, using only items in her stash.

Extra pieces by Donna.

A piece by Gerri.

All the above pieces were on display at Guid headquarters in November. Such a great display! After spending the morning admiring how great it all looked, we retired to the back room to participate in Christmas lunch, and to discuss what was on the agenda for 2016.