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Thursday, 9 April 2015

April meeting 2015

The sunshine brought almost everyone out today.

We collected some of the Hundertwasser work together and had a wonderful time looking at them together. It will be fun to watch this colourful project develop with the addition of trees between some of the pieces.

Ruth

Diane

Jude, Lillian and Diane

Lillian

Janet C

Lorraine

Pat P

Margaret B

The ABC travelling sketchbooks are in some of the pictures. We are all so proud of these and utterly thrilled with how they are developing. Ladies are so inventive and taking great pride in their work. They really are a joy to behold.

Here is Janet's sketchbook depicting C is for Corset

The work in the room continued

Jude began a new piece - the fabric is printed using a variety of techniques - the hand embroidery begins today. Ideas taken from a frottage in the sketch book

Roberta too is ready to begin a new piece with this fabric.

Debbie works on her set of cushion covers - this is the last one (apparently).

Dina twiddled...

Di managed a repair job on a bra - I think this is a first for the group!

Sylvia's Hundertwasser continues to progress.

Pat's Hundertwasser continues...

Alma is on a knitting project

Cheryl teased her fibres for embellishing on the Embellisher

Cheryl on the Embellisher

Joy is nearing completion on her Maryke book - it has taken months of hard work but it is so worth it Joy

Joy

Pat W

Ruth

This great 'pocket bag' hangs beautifully and is bedecked with beads. There are 4 layers of fabric here for this lovely effect

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Dina laughed until she cried - SUCH FUN!!

Sunday, 15 March 2015

March Meeting

March meeting and my thanks to Janet for stepping into the breach for me in my hour of need

I missed you all but luckily I have these lovely pictures to help

Debbie's hand embroidery - style is unmistakeable

Hundertwasser work continues from Ruth and Sylvia; well done

Looking lovely

Only Janet would capture a picture like this needles case

It is so good to see such a variety of work. The pinafore dresses have begun for a few - I cannot wait to see them develop as it promises to be a very exciting project

Thursday, 12 February 2015

February Meeting

Our day began eagerly, with a display of our unfinished 'WIP' of Hundertwasser

(work in progress). Here is Ruth's and Joy's work is below

This is Dinah's - can you spot the face? On the right is Elaine's work

Here is Lillian's felt work, which I am pretty sure is upside down - will be the right way up soon :)

This large lovely onion top is Pat's work

Jude's applique and hand embroidery

Dina's fabric and paper work for Hundertwasser

Now can you see the face?

Debbie's vibrant felt work

Janet L has just started

Clare has painted her fabric in preparation for stitch

We then proceeded to distribute calico and tunic/dress patterns in readiness for our new project which 16 of us are going to participate in. The dresses will be complete garments or a front of a garment, hanging on coat-hangers. The dresses will be painted/printed/stitched/embellished in a totally individual way...when complete the dresses will be in our next exhibition. Exciting times ahead!

Di has knitted these square with her oddments of wool - all for charity. Each square is a different knitted pattern and is exquisite!