April 2019 Meeting.At the April meeting Geri directed a make-and-take workshop on making magnetic needle minders from button blanks and rare earth magnets. Most folks brought fabric scraps to make their own. Teeny weeny bits of stitching will also work. It was a fun, quick, and easy activity. Kim's guest, Doris Kidd, spoke to us about a piece of embroidery - Victorian ladies in a garden using 50 colours of silk thread. She had started it as a child in England about the time WWII was declared in 1939. It got put away and decades later re-discovered and two of the elements were finished and then framed as gifts for her two daughters. She read to us the story of how this piece arrived at our meeting 70 years after its inception. Show and Share: April Elim RetreatOur spring stitching retreat at Elim Lodge was a great success! 7 of us went up on Thursday and the rest arrived on Friday. A couple of people joined us just for the day. Yvonne admired Poppy's Kathy Wylie quilt pattern book. March 2019Our February meeting was cancelled due to poor weather. For March, Jeanette directed us as we created miniature embroidered pieces which could be mounted into wee pendants, pins, or frames. There were several items for Show and Share: Alda's granddaughter entered her first cross-stitched piece into a school competition and won first place. She had a little help with the two French knots for the eyes and three little back stitches for the mouth. Jeanette brought in a two-sided piece that was embroidered onto 5 layers of stiffened felt. It depicts trees in various seasonal stages. Three guests and potential members joined us as well. Next meeting will be a 'surprise' program. January 2019The program for this month's meeting was on storing threads. Kim had several suggestions for several different types of embroidery threads: DMC floss, Perle cotton, hand dyed threads, etc. For Show and Share some people brought in a collection of their Christmas ornaments both finished objects (FOs) and finally finished objects (FFOs). And some of Bernie's FFOs... December 2018This month's meeting was our light potluck dinner and ornament exchange. Due to the obligations leading up to the holidays, not many members were able to attend, However, all but one of us participated in the ormament exchange. This year, we did more of an ornament 'swap'. Once all the wrapped ornaments were picked up, we then went through a series of passes to the right, left, etc. Then all was revealed... Kim also had several wrapped 'presents' for us - several of which were donated by other members. What a treat to not only get an ornament but a nice stitcherly gift, too! Thanks, Kim, for organizing the treats and ornament swap. It was a really nice way to spend the last meeting of 2018. On Sunday, January 20, Kim will be presenting a workshop on a canvaswork project. Other members of the guild are welcome to join us for a stitching day. November 2018This month's meeting was a stitching meeting. We also decided between two canvaswork pieces for the workshop that Kim will conduct in January. We decided on the latter one. There were several items for 'Show and Share'. Next month's meeting will be the ornament exchange and pot luck with finger foods. Members are reminded to bring plates, cups, and utensils and if participating in the exchange, a wrapped Christmas ornament. October 2018This month's program was all about needles. Show and Share September Show and Share
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6/10/2023 12:14:16 pm
It got put away and decades later re-discovered and two of the elements were finished and then framed as gifts for her two daughters. I’m so thankful for your helpful post!
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