May meeting 2015

Here we are, the month of May. What shall we do today?

 For Clare it was determination to work on the Hundertwasser project - nearly there now

Machine embroidery today - just the mounting to do now



 Debbie's Hundertwasser - complete

 Always time to discuss the work and life

 Debbie has also completed a cushion cover by embroidering the raised pattern on the material. Great idea

 Our ABC travel sketch books...D for Dove

 Lorraine's Hundertwasser is well worth showing off. This is a three dimensional piece in so many different techniques. Amazing work Lorraine

Close up

Close up

         

 

3 Hundertwasser pieces - Debbie, Clare and a little of Lorraine's piece

Samples of Crazy Patchwork completed by Ice - Ice will be leading a workshop for us in October and today she introduced the subject to whet our appetite.

We will be completing three samples of crazy patchwork in the morning like these 3 monochromatic pieces. There is the choice to use hand and machine work - if you do not wish to carry a machine in, then all can be worked by hand.
A requirements list will go out soon to everyone interested in the crazy patchwork workshop.

 Ideas began to flow for the crazy patchwork - maybe a bag or a cushion cover in the afternoon?

 

 
Sharing thoughts on the IPad

Lorraine has begun samples/swatches using lace and hand techniques, to embellish her pinafore dress project. The ideas have come from a box of memories - certificates and papers a hundred years old

 

This wonderful idea is Kay's Hundertwasser caravan

 Close up of Kay's work

 Lots of activity in the room today

 Cheryl has died the fibres to make her Hundertwasser

 

 A few decided to work on their Indigo wall hangings this afternoon

Elaine working on her Indigo hanging



Thank you ladies for a great productive day again - the Hundertwasser is nearing completion for all of us. The pinafore dresses are slowly being designed and planned. We have a year but we will need a year for this adventurous project.

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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