It was the last club stitching day of the year, and 18 or so keen and dedicated ladies brought their sewing machines and hand work along to the Red Cross Hall for a day of stitching and companionship.
Quietly working away
I’d decided on hand stitching for the day, and feeling rather ambitious, took along three bags of different projects! I was joined at the table by Moira, who was busy stitching her latest William Morris block, Debi, who was adding more hexagons to her autumn toned quilt, and Diane, hand stitching lace and doilies to her Nostalgia blocks. She had done a whole lot of blocks, all different, and several of us crowded around to admire these very personal blocks, using family doilies, pretty lace, beads and buttons, and even a family photo printed on fabric.
A small selection of Diane’s pretty blocks
Placemats from a recent Sashiko class were being finished off by Marjorie. She had added an interesting little flange strip which gave the placemats a touch of colour. How did she do that, I wondered?
Marjorie’s placemats
Pink, purple and a smattering of 1930s fabrics – how pretty is that? Alison was assembling this lovely quilt top, and I think she said it was for a grand-daughter.
Alison’s quilt top
There were some goodies to take home too, and the quilt magazines quickly found new homes. Debi had brought along some lovely fresh free range eggs, and Ute had tomato plants to give away. Thanks very much, ladies, it was a great day.
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