Thursday 31 December 2015

End Of Year Round Up!

 Well, where did 2015 go?!!
Lots of projects finished and more started. Lots of monies made from our Exhibition and these were gratefully received by our four Charities.

Lots of knitting finishes going on at the last few meetings
 Including these "Fidget Muffs" made for Dementia sufferers.

Some mitts from Beverley

And a baby cardigan from Debbie (I think!)

Some snowman Mug rugs
And more of the Prick and Stitch cards

The last of the wreaths completed
and some more folded decorations
Some perusing of projects to come


Remember the navy and white smocking that we saw in progress?
Well Carol completed this lovely dress for one of her Grand Daughters

I wont show you pictures of the bun fight shared lunch that we enjoyed! It was not a pretty sight!

Here are a few more of the pieces being worked on








This years Christmas Challenge was handed out - We are to make a fabric clock and were given a fat 1/4 of background/backing and a clock mechanism.

Jo has kindly sent some finishing instructions to help us out. Pop over to the Tutorials page to read these.

Our programme of events will be handed out at our first meetings starting Monday January 4th and can also be viewed in our Diary page.

As NO ONE came forward to organise our programme,  you will notice that there will be more project days led by group members, so we had ALL better get our thinking caps on.

Thank you to those who have volunteered to take a session, you will be on the NICE list for the whole year!!


Come January, we will have been going for 15 years!!! So despite all I have put you through you keep on coming back !!! 


On behalf of our Committee may I wish you all ....

A Very Happy Healthy and Productive New Year!!



Friday 4 December 2015

Lots More Finishes

 at group this week, with lots more items in progress.  Some for the Festive season, and some not.

 Angie has ...... almost finished her tablet case
 Jackie has made some needlecases.
Love this Bonnie and Camille print
 Barbara is making a baby quilt by hand and has some lovely prints to surround this appliqué bunny

 This colourful Sunbonnet Sue was being stitched (but i can't remember who by - sorry!!)

Ellen was making a children's cloth book
 And had brought in her beautiful smocked Angel to show us
a lovely tree ornament
 Muriel has finished her Hulk quilt and had moved onto a much prettier Flower Fairies one
 Jane was stuffing little advent stockings
 And Pat was making a giant Christmas card
 Pam was handquilting a floral cushion panel


The other Pam was using a couple of spare panels to make a small cushion


Linda has added more to her embroidered heart, and then realised she had made a mistake, so unpicked the afternoons work!

 Drum Roll for Pauline who has finished (yes finished) a Christmas Stocking

 Elaine has joined our group and was finishing of a fabric covered box

 And she brought her friend - Harriet to keep her company
How cute is she!!
 Some of our group belong to an on-line Challenge group and did a show and tell of their November Challenges
The group is open to new members if you fancy joining in.