Jenny had finished the needle lace edge on her UFO letters and had added them to a book cover. UFO number three completed.
At the same time that Jenny had found her unfinished letters, she also found a part worked circle of Tenneriffe Lace, still on it's little home made pillow complete with pins.
The circle of lace has now been finished and mounted into the corner of a purchased handkerchief.
A little needle lace edge was also added around the edge to finish it off. UFO number four finished.
Meet Sheila with her completed 'Monet and Me'. It was Sheila's challenge in April to do a stitched collage every day. She enjoyed the practice so much that she extended it into a project to completely fill the Monet Diary. The diary no longer closes and is more or less tied closed.
A fabulous view from the side of Sheila's 'Monet & Me'.
Just one of the many pages inside Sheila's 'Monet & Me'.
Gerri was preparing for Christmas making multiple cross stitched tree decorations in mini hoops.
Multiple appliqued pillow cases were also on Gerri's Christmas preparation agenda. This is only the beginning with many more to go. These ones have been appliqued with buttonhole stitch using items from her stash.
Robyn had been having fun stitching a design from the circle exercise back in May . She is using Bokhara couching in different patterns to give different textures.
Our little creative exercise for the day was to play with Pueblo Stitch. Sheila had found instructions in a Stitch magazine, and we all went off in our own creative direction, using different threads and fabric bases. I wonder what will eventuate form this stitching play?
Sheila also entertained us with recalling 'Susan and Sheila's Excellent Adventure', a trip the two made together in late May and early June. The purpose of the trip was to see the Marimekko exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery.
On their travels, they also took in Donna Caffrey's exhibition at the Creators Artspace Gallery in Woodonga. Donna is a member of our group who now lives in Southern NSW. We congratulate her on an excellent exhibition.
'Grandmother's Garden' was an installation of an eclectic mix of re-purposed linens reminiscent of old time afternoon teas. The grandmothers, wearing the appropriate head gear for an afternoon of gentle conversation, kept an eye on the visitors. A delightful exhibition staged in a gallery within an arts precinct. We congratulate Donna on the success of her installation.
Continuing on their journey, the girls also took in the Raquel Ormello exhibition at the Shepperton Art Museum and the Michelle Hammer exhibition at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. Both are textile artists and the exhibitions are well worth a visit.
Some fun was definitely had over the last month by our members. I wonder what fun we will have over the next few weeks? Please come back and check out what we get up to. Until then, happy creating.
