Phew!!! What a day

We arrived today and found a cold Hensman Hall...... but we soon we were all steaming .. Jo got her whip up and set us all to work. Machines set up, bobbins wound, needles threaded...


look out Scrappy Christmas Stockings here we come...









Some decided to hand sew,

will take a little longer

Di looks very organised

the same can't be said of Lesley !

some pretty prints here

serious stitching here

coming on nicely

So this is what we were aiming for

 And this is what we achieved!  Not bad eh?

for right and left feet too!

 There were some more made but not quit finished. Perhaps we will see them next week.

 A great big THANK YOU  to Jo for guiding all so expertly!

Some of the ladies carried on with the  Block of the Month Christmas hanging

not much more to do

Piecing it all together

 June has completed a beautiful Heart cross stitch. This is a gift for someone special.

so sweet

Some hand quilting and a bit of tuition going on here.

practice practice practice

 And I'm not quite sure what was going on here!! I know we said it was cold but.......

getting a bit cosy?

Oh! Di is helping Maria  to do a bit of free motion quilting!   Seem like it worked too. Well done Di!

Quite a productive day again and lots of laughter too. Plus some scrummy cakes and meringues from Pat. What better way to spend a miserable Monday.

Keep an eye on the Blog ladies for more information on the heating situation. Looks like we may have blagged a toasty venue for Wednesday, and maybe for next Monday too, if the boiler is still poorly.