Doddington Hall Gardens

We will be using the gardens at Doddington Hall as inspiration for some new work.

The inspiration day is on Saturday 1st March. The cost will be £5 and you need to book in advance (email Janet Taylor)

The aim of the day is to provide inspiration for you to produce some work on the theme of ‘gardens’ to go towards an exhibition in 2009. Please note that Doddington Hall is not open to the public on the day and access to the house is NOT included.

10.00 - Arrive - a cup of coffee and run through the plan for the day
10.30 - Brief history of the gardens followed by tour of the gardens
12.00 - Lunch in the cafe
Afternoon - on your own, gathering ideas and inspiration in the garden - drawing, photos, etc. Help will be available if you need it.
15.00 - Meet up again - tea & cake - talk about taking ideas forward
16.00 - Depart

We will have access to a shelter in the Kitchen Garden, which has tables and chairs.

It will be advisable to wrap up warm!

There are six acres of gardens including the walled kitchen garden and knot gardens. When we visit the snowdrops should be at their best. You will be able to purchase a season ticket for the gardens for £10 instead of the usual price of £15, this will allow you as many visits as you wish through the year.

For more information have a look at their website http://www.doddingtonhall.com/

"In the Garden"

There's a couple of exhibitions at Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent, that you might be interested in.

Quilts in the Garden 4-6 April

Embroidery in the Garden 20-22 June

Tickets cost £7 (seniors £6)

Website for more info www.mqexhibitions.co.uk

New Header

I have discovered how to place a picture in the header, I hope you approve. If anyone has a better photo of Lincoln Cathedral we can use please let me know.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to 2008

Places to Go

Some news about some events coming up in December

Lincolnshire Open Studios 'Art on the Map' is on again this weekend 1st and 2nd December. Have a look at the website http://www.artonthemap.org.uk/ for details of all the studios across Lincolnshire that will be open. I will be opening my 'studio' at home in Sudbrooke - would be lovely to see you if you can make it. Email Janet Taylor for directions. I'll have the embellisher out, so come along and have a go.

Lincoln's Alternative Christmas Market is on Saturday 1st December at Croft St Community Centre, Baggeholme Rd, Lincoln

Arts and Crafts for Christmas is at Washingborough Village Hall, Manor Road, Washingborough on Sunday 9th December

Let me have details of any other events you know and I'll give them a mention

Advent

Stitchers and quilters may like this advent calendar idea which uses up lots of our scraps

Take a look:
http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/

EG Website

Jackie is our new IT Rep and has been updating the Branch web pages on the EG Website.

The programme up to the end of 2008 can be found there, with photos of the exhibition, the Luttrell Psalter project and information about Young Embroiderers'. We are hoping to provide monthly updates of Branch meetings too ... so keep an eye on developments

Click here to go to the Lincoln Bailgate web page

Young Embroiderers

We have quite an active Young Embroiderers' Group at Bailgate. This month they did 'Christmas Kantha' with Norma.

They meet alternate months at the Bailgate Methodist Church Hall. Next month they'll be doing some animals and creatures from the Luttrell Psalter with Christine.

Here's some photos of their work -