It was a dark, dismal, December day outside ..... but inside there was chatter and laughter as members, and a couple of visitors, met for our Christmas stitching session.
This year we were led by Jean in creating Christmas tree decorations of Wild Women (angels, if we wanted to add wings). Here are Jean's samples:
After brief instructions and stitching tips, we were soon using the templates she'd provided (in 3 sizes/shapes!) to cut out our background fabric and sorting scraps to 'stitch & flip' to patch our creations. We could choose whether to do some hand-stitching over the joins and to add a face (a variety of expressions were also provided!). Whilst we were stitching, we also had to remember to vote in our two annual competitions.
After the raffle draw (with some excellent prizes this year) we enjoyed our Jacob's feast lunch that everyone had brought a contribution for.
Most of us had intended to carry on stitching after lunch but a longer lunch break, clearing and cleaning up and the announcement of our competitions' winners meant that we finished slightly earlier than usual. Some did manage to (nearly) complete their projects, but others still had some way to go.
And the winners of our competitions were:
Nicole The Kathleen Mason Award for Stitching (an amazing sampler)
Chris The Anne Mullins Award for Design (a brilliant Gaudi-inspired lizard)
Thank you to everyone (you all contributed in some way!) and especially Jean, our tutor, and Pam, our Chair, who kept us on track throughout the day.
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