Felting a landscape with Liz Emery: workshop 26th October 2013

Using techniques described by Liz we built up our landscapes starting with wisps of fleece and building up to more defined images. It was marvelous to see the various views emerging.

Heart quilt stitch club with Julia Welch 19th Oct 2013

After lots of machining

lots of ironing took place

Here is Julia about to show us how to spray glue the machined pattern onto the wadding and the backing.

and above is some quilting in the gutter

we all had a marvellous day

change of venue for painting with felt

We have a number of places left on the painting with felt workshop being run by Liz Emery on Saturday 26th October 2013

Venue:  change of venue from North Hykeham to
LINCOLNSHIRE YMCA

ST. RUMBOLD STREET

LINCOLN

LN2 5AR
Time:  10:00 - 16:00.

details below

AGM followed by Quilts 27th Sept 2013

We are now returning to the Bailgate Methodist Church Hall for our Friday evening meetings. The new Committee includes Jacqui Armitage as chair, Anne Petch as treasurer, Anne Goodall as secretary and other committee members are Lyn Rochester, Shirley Fuller and Di McCatty.

Andrew McDonald brought a quilt which was probably made in the late 19th century and we all had ideas as to how it had been made. The Linus quilts were on show together with others.

Painting with Felt Workshop with Liz Emery

We have a number of places left on the painting with felt workshop being run by Liz Emery on Saturday 26th October 2013

Venue:  change of venue from North Hykeham to
LINCOLNSHIRE YMCA

ST. RUMBOLD STREET

LINCOLN

LN2 5AR
Time:  10:00 - 16:00.

We will work on pieces roughly 18" square.

There is a charge of  £5 each for wool.  Liz will bring a wide selection of colours.
Liz will bring bubble wrap, soap flakes and 4 rolling pins (wooden broom handle 20 inch long)

Each person will need to bring
1.    3 large bath towels 
2.     A piece of net curtain about 20x20” or larger
3.     A plastic milk bottle with holes punched in the lid. ( Liz will bring some along)
4.     Scissors
5.     Plastic jug
6.     Plastic carrier bag
7.     Wooden rolling pin or bit of broom handle if you have one
It is very important that everyone has a selection of images to work from. 
This will enable you to challenge your skills and learn a wider range of techniques.
Flowers and landscapes work well but a choice would be good as some images work better than others.

Cost of the workshop is £25 for EG members and £30 for non-members.  Please bring a packed lunch with you.  Tea/Coffee/Biscuits will be available throughout the day.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Anne Goodall 
  anne.goodall@esl-lincoln.co.uk
If possible, please can you let her know by Thursday 26th September, so she can let Liz know how many kits will be required.
These are a couple of examples of the type of thing that can be done:

Please feel free to pass this information on.

Embroiderer's Guild travelling collection at Grantham

The Embroiderer's Guild travelling collection will be on show Grantham Museum 15th October 2013 to 4th February 2014.
                                                                                        text from Mary Paulger

Christine Plummer with a practical evening where we made little books 26th July 2013

At our final meeting of the season on 26 July, Christine Plummer led a mini-workshop on book-making. She managed to give most of us individual tuition! Unfortunately there was a party in the main hall next door and the noise of that drowned out 'speaking to the group' as Chairman Jacqui discovered when she conducted the meeting! We barely heard her shout to introduce Christine Poole, EG Chairman, who had popped over from Yorkshire to chat with us informally. Some members even managed to make their books in spite of the din! There is a saying "Out-of-chaos-comes-beauty". Congratulations to everyone who persevered. Determination won out. It never ceases to amaze everyone how different the finished products turn out to be when everyone uses similar supplies to work with.

 text by Judy O'Neill