Sunday 4 October 2009

What a great day, not a lot of stitching done but lots of chat!

Clare taking time off from stitching and taking a turn with baby Keely(not hers!!)

Such concentration

Tina and sitting alongside her is Vicki of India Grace designs. I wish I had photographed her calendar that she had designed and stitched it was beautiful.

Hazel who is the Moderator of the Beatrice Potter SAL and who does a great job of it too and her friend Tracey

Lynn who organised the day, thank you Lynn...Just look at that concentration

Kathy who was stitching her Celtic Lady which was superb! Or was it a Lavender and Lace she has quite a few WIPs!

These were all that came: Jacqui and Craig, Kathy, Chris, (me) Tina, Hazel, Tracey, Maureen, Angie,Clare and Jan (Clare's mum), Vicki, and Lara and her mum.
The happy stitchers some stitching with tremendous concentration, some not!
But it was a lovely day to meet other stitchers and to see the fantastic work, why didn't I take photos of it??? Wish I had!
It has given me my mojo back for even my Cat Sampler, well maybe not that one but to see Hazel's Beatrice Potter for real you could appreciate the colours. Tina was stitching an LHN design on a darkish colour and given me some great ideas for a piece of evenweave I bought from ebay and didn't know what to stitch on it. (Well it was a bargain!)
I bought chart from Vicki (www.indiagrace.co.uk) and can't wait to get started. Seeing Cathy's beautiful Chatelaine stitching has pushed me to order the silks to do my Convent's Herbal Garden and Lynn has said she'll show me how to do a hardanger piece, so all in all it was a super day. I only did a little stitching which I had to frog!!! But I learnt so much just looking at the work of others and listening to their advice and tips.
Roll on next year when we will be meeting again in April.
Happy Stitching all and may all those blooming frogs stay in that pond!!
(Just taken these from Clare's blog)
Isn't fantastic work?


8 comments:

CJ in OK ;-) said...

Looks like it was a great event. Always fun to stitch with friends. CJ ok;-)

Lindylou said...

Hi Chris

They are great pics... glad you enjoyed the day. I was stitching on a Celtic Lady (Christmas) from Lavender and Lace.

Let me know when you want to learn hardanger. I can come to you if it is easier.

See you soon

Hugs

Lynn

Stitching Kath said...

hope your next meet up in april doesnt clash with the france meet up lol

looks like you had a wonderful time

Julie said...

Looks like a wonderful day had by all.

t said...

Wow, it sounds like such a lovely day. I'm glad you had fun.

stitchersanon said...

Wow, looks like great fun. Glad you had a good time and got your mojo up and running lol!

Carolyn NC said...

Looks like you all had a wonderful time!

Karan said...

Looks like you all had a great time - even if there wasn't much stitching going on. LOL Great to hear it kickstarted your mojo. :0)