Postcards

I had forgotten something else. I had organised a postcard swap to run over 10 months with 10 cards to be swapped. These are the cards I made for the swap. Only 8 here as two members were not able to attend the morning tea where we took the cards to show off each other what we received. Each month one of the participants put in 5 small objects in an envelope and then passed to the 9 people and one set to themselves. We were to make a card with the pieces and send to the person we were allotted for that month.

We had a lot of fun and this years we are going to do A3 size quilts with different technique's each month but we will not swap them. We will be adding to our collection.

It was a lot of fun and next years should be exciting also.

Oh fogot to mention my painting

A friend has got me to pick up my brushes after many many years of not touching them. Not that I am any great artist but I used to be quite good at folk art. My hand shakes a bit now so could not do it. I am pleased with this funny emu. I also did a fabric textured piece but had to leave it at her place to dry. We had planned to paint again yesterday but she came down with a terrible flu and it has gone to her chest. In a few weeks time we will plan another painting day.

Until next time you all take care and have fun.

Helen Stubbins workshop at Sue Daley's

Tuesday I attended a wonderful workshop at Sue Daley's.

Helen Stubbins from Hugs and Kisses taught us the Colourque technique.

We had a lovely day. Helen was organised and had slides shows all right at her finger tips. She made us all at ease and made sure she checked on what we were doing all the time. We did not have to wait for her to come around she was moving all the time. A big class and I can only say she was a terrific tutor.

I am posting a picture of my piece. It is not finished I am still doing the stitching around the flowers. I will then make it into a little quilt for the wall.

Of course Sue had a wonder meal for us at lunch and morning and afternoon tea.

I wonder what else I have forgot to say today.

It seems I have had a busy couple of weeks.

Textile Art group

Last week I attended a Textile Art group in Palmwoods. What a lovely group of ladies. I just had to join the group and came away with lots of inspiration. They made a paper using fabric, PVC and tissue paper. They were so good they gave me the material so I could make a sheet.

Mine was very basic but some of the girls had cotton threads pieces of other material and objects in theirs. I have yet to try it out.

Tomorrow I will have a day to play around and see what I can do.

This week I have been busy quilting and finished a quilt I have had in the stash for about a year.

Then I still felt like quilting so off I went and made a special baby quilt for the new grand child we are expecting in about 4 weeks time. It is the same as I made for a friends grand child 18 months ago.I am now quilting my oriental quilt and have to have it all quilted for when I go north. As I am quilting as I go there is a fair amount of hand sewing to do on it.

I almost forgot I made a bag yesterday. I now wish I would have written it down as I went to do a pattern. Oh well will have to do another the same and write as I do it.

A little of this and a little of that

This last week I have been messing around doing a few experimental things.

First I made some silk leaves. I cut up the silk bits and lay them it between solvy pinned and randomly machine embroidered over the piece to keep it all in place. Then zig zaged the leaf shapes and satin stitched over them. I then put in the stems washed out the solvy making sure I left in some so I could twist the leaves into shape.

I was happy with the result.

Yesterday I spent the day with a friend and we made silk paper. I had always wanted to know how to do this and was quite surprised at how easy it was to do.

When finished I realized we had forgotten to put in the angelica fibre. Maybe I can iron it on top will give that a go later.

I may make a bag out of this piece.

I could bead it and do some fancy machine stitches with nice threads on top as well.

After doing the silk we decided to do some raw coloured wool. We were not sure if it would turn out or not but it is OK. Not as nice as the silk but still could be useful for some things. We forgot to put on any threads. I can machine embroidery over it and then bead it or what every.

I think it would be good for ATC.

What do you think?

I have had a busy morning again. I have my step Aunty and her husband out from England for a couple of weeks. My step mother does an itinerary and they are so busy in this time. We hardly get a chance to see them. I think they will be glad to get home again.

They arrived here on Saturday. What a day to arrive the heat up here was just terrible. It would have been 42deg here and if I dared to poke my head out the door it was if it was in an over. I don't really remember such dry heat here for a long long time if ever.

Time I went and did a bit of work.

Until next time have fun creating.

Delia

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I can't believe it is 3 weeks since posting

I can’t believe it is 3 weeks since I last posted. I have had a busy week with committee meeting and finalising the tickets for the quilt raffle at our quilt show in May.
The quilt, runner and cushion look so nice. I would like to win it.

We started back at our doll and bear group but I could not get into things so just did the stitching of bindings on the Cancer Challenge.

Our quilt group started back also and have had a class on paper weights and door stops at the last meeting. Next meeting is our AGM so I am standing as workshop coordinator again. I don’t think I have any competition this year.

This week I have sewn and written a pattern with the first attempt being very bright. I will have to do another in lighter colours.

This is the quilt for the Cancer Challenge. It is different to what I usually do but for some reason just drew up the picture of the Victorian lady and wanted to make her.
I am not that happy with the quilt. I tried a different way of doing the bindings on the back with the mitre and no binding showing on the front. I think it was the wrong project to do that on. I did not have time to do another one so had to send it off.