Libby's Cardigan

This is a whole view of Libby's beaded cardigan. The motif s at the bottom are her own design. Isn't is just yummy?

February Meeting

Today was our first meeting for 2008. It had been such a long time since we had all been together, so you can imagine the catching up we had to do. So armed with home made cake & cookies, lots of cups of tea, show & tell was the order of the day.

Susan was first with beautifully stitched gum leaves.

Sheila had made the most gorgeous brooch featuring her Fairy Shoes. She had worked the shoes following the instructions in the latest issue of "Stitch" magazine.

There was also Sheila's on-going stitching sampler using her own yummy hand dyed threads.

Robyn had been playing with stitching shisha mirrors onto canvas.

Libby had been busy turning her paint cleaning cloth into a work of art, and also adding beads & crystals to her cardy.

I sat & continued stitching eyelets onto my current counted thread piece while I contemplated my next major piece.

There was also much discussion as to our major collective project for this year, 2008, as we celebrate 10 years of stitching together. Watch this space to see what we reveal!

Happy New Year

Happy new year all.

I have no pictures to post but can say I have made a few resolutions for the coming year. My first priority is to tidy my sewing space and start calling it my studio. I am fortunate to have a room to call my own and this year I intend to utilise it properly (so that is more than a storage area) and get to work. I have an unfinished portrait of my daughter and a number of quilts to complete by the end of May, and, of course a heap of ideas. Another a resolution is to work on to recording my ideas and inspirations.

Cheers all

Wishing you a happy, healthy and productive 2008.

Donna

"Mixed Threads" An Exhibition at Rogue Gallery

Currently our group, along with the WRAP & Filament groups, have an exhibition of work at the Rogue Gallery, Long Jetty on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW. It will finish on Thursday. Just to give you all a taste of what can be seen, here is some stunning work of Libby's.

Next is Robyn with her beautifully stitched & painted pieces.

Quilts by Sheila & bag by Cathy

"Seahorse Sanctuary" by Jenny

Robyn & Jenny enjoying a celebratory drink.

Faces ( on the right) by Susan

A drawn thread frangipanni by Jenny

First post frm Donna

Thanks Jen for setting up the page.

I have put a photo of "Midnight in the Garden" - an embroidered piece I started it some time ago and seemed finished when in the hand . When I put it in a frame (needs a another frame too) it was clear that it still needs work and I intend to go back into it with some creams and golds. The thread and fabric are hand dyed and the embroidery is worked in detached chain

I managed to spend the afternoon working on a piece for the WRAP exhibitions next. I started a yellow strippy quilt - raw edges on the outside. It is intended to be reflective of the colours of the wheat belt regions of Australia: yellows, brown ocres and some of the green scrub that runs up and down the roads.

As my camera is out of action at the moment I cant's post a picture of work in progress - probably just as well and it is more sticking in my minds eye than actually is.

Here is a link to WRAP for those interested.

Cheers

Donna