The Row-by-Row workshop ladies continued with their project, above Christine can be seen helping Ann decide on the placement of shapes and colours in her next panel, while below, Pam can be seen making her fabric choices.
Linda working on her panel, with Helen doing Redwork stitching, and Cath deciding on her fabric choices and placements. Below, Louise getting to grips with techniques in her first ever patchwork project.
Christine's class sample showing the latest panel of tulips and checkerboard
Sheila knitting her latest project
Jacqueline brought a new cross stitch project to work on
Sue, Margaret and Maureen working on their knitting and crochet projects, while Gladys has begun working again on a patchwork quilt project started some time ago.
Jenny (centre) seeking advice from Yvonne and Kath, on which fabric is best for the next border on the quilt she has been commissioned to complete by a Dutch neighbour. This is proving quite a challenge for Jenny as there is insufficient of the project fabrics to complete the quilt to the size the she has been asked to make the quilt to. The project was started many, many years ago, and Jenny is finding it almost impossible to find modern day fabrics that are compatible with those already in the quilt, but she is not giving up!
Jenny then showed us another quilt she has been working on for herself. This project cleverly combines modern patchwork designs with traditional style blocks. Jenny is taking part in a Craftsy free sampler workshop and is using machine embroidery stitches to quilt each block. With only the binding to be hemmed down, the quilt will soon be in use.
One of the blocks with traditional hexagons and embroidery stitch quilting
It was good to see Merlynne and Christine back after extended trips to the UK, Christine has almost finished her cross stitch version of a distinctive Rennie Mackintosh rose design seen below
Rozanne is working on a quilt, which again has been pieced entirely by hand, reproducing a quilt design layout originally made in approximately 1924 and featured in a book showing the original quilts together with details of their makers, seen below
Rozanne marking the quilting lines on her quilt, using a glass as a template as it's the perfect size circle!
Helen is still working on her gold-work embroidery design, saying she feels it seems like it's never going to get finished! The work is designed by Helen and uses numerous types of gold thread, together with tiny seed beads, and small amounts of padded applique in the center of some of the flowers. Maybe Helen will finish it in time to display it at the Group exhibition later this year.
Elle too is working on an embroidered picture, but is working in silk Ribbon on a pre-printed background, one of the Di van Niekerk designs Elle is distributor for in Spain.
Last but not least this week, we must welcome our newest member Katherine, who will be coming to our Tuesday meetings with Jenny and Louise from Sedella. Katherine has just bought herself a new machine and plans bringing it next time to try out the embroidery stitches before deciding what project she will work on.
Unfortunately, despite such good attendance today, the session came to an abrupt halt with bang at 12.30 as there was an overload on the electric panel. No amount of persuasion by removing appliances would get it back on so without any warmth from heaters or hot drinks, most members called it a day by 1.30pm.
I hope to see you all again next week, with normal service resumed! Rachel
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