Princess Charlotte’s baby blanket has been completed in record time and presented…
There will be more detail and information on the work of some very talented Guild members to come!
ABC news has reported here
Princess Charlotte’s baby blanket has been completed in record time and presented…
There will be more detail and information on the work of some very talented Guild members to come!
ABC news has reported here
Hi everyone
Hope you’ve had a good week & have set aside some special time for yourself over the weekend.
Next Monday the Guild’s weekly meetings will start up again so I thought you might like to see the pics I took of people’s work during the last morning meeting for 2014. Believe it or not this is only a sample of all the stitchy goodness that was going on. The photos were taken with my phone so they’re not up to Stewart Bath’s wonderful standard but hopefully they’ll be good enough to give you an idea of the work.
I’m going to share the work with in the order that I took the photos.
This is an epic post so grab a cuppa or glass of wine and a comfy chair…….and here we go………
In the front room Ann Lond was working on this Hardanger cream square
Maddalena Gustin is trying her hand at Hardanger under Bonnie Crawford‘s careful guidance. Here’s the piece she was working on
Bonnie herself was working on this cream and blue rectangular piece
Avis Gesling’s Hardanger had a pop of colour in aqua and mauve
While Elizabeth Hooper was having fun stitching some purple hearts
Now something completely different – a Goldwork dragon being stitched by Pat Bootland
Across the table Carol Van Gelder was having fun working on this too cute wool blanket with monkeys
Near her Lesley Fusinato was finishing this Canvaswork Christmassy house
and Floriana Basilisco‘s tapestry was also getting some finishing touches
Lesley Jemesen had a lovely Hardanger runner in her hoop
While Evelyn Foster was stitching a vintage embroidery
and Helen Nastopoulos had a cross stitch underway
In the room down the corridor Margaret Cooper was working on this piece
Kathy Pascoe had a bright Janlynn wallhanging underway
and Gwynyth Peddey had made amazing progress with Harlech Castle since we last saw it
Margaret O’Beirne was working on an intriguing Macedonian style embroidery from a class with Alison Snepp
While Gail Haidon was cross stitching these fun owls that just make you smile
and Jan Hure was working on a very different kind of bird – a gorgeous Or Nue Superb Parrot from last year’s class with Pat Bootland
Libby Williams was hand stitching this quilt with appliqué in felted wool
Back in the front room Janice Brennan was crocheting
Janice also showed us a cool granny blanket she’d made during Show & Tell which got a huge response to its awesomeness. This detail doesn’t do it justice but at least it gives you an idea of its beauty
Trish Hyland was stitching some elegant Hardanger
This Happiness Quilt by Anne Dowling got lots of oohs and aaahs at Show & Tell
Cecilia Skene was upcycling curtain fabric to create these awesome needlecases for her granddaughters
and adding a scissors fob for each one
This Canvaswork by Judy Barton Browne has a real pop of colour
Another vibrant piece was this Book Cover designed by Luba Tomaska. Luba’s doing the Stitch a Month classes and this is her sampler of stitches in progress.
And last but not least is this amazing Or Nue Zebra design being stitched by Lorna Loveland also from the class with Pat Bootland
Would you believe it’s her first Or Nue embroidery!
Enjoy!
Carmen
Hi everyone
Today I’m sharing a really striking piece of wool embroidery beautifully stitched by Gail Haidon. You may remember Gail’s Bayeaux Tapestry panel featured here.
This particular design is called Hydrangea Melody and is from an Elsa Williams Heritage Collection Kit. I love the pop of colour from the blue and mauve shades:
The blending of colours to create a dappled effect is just awesome. Not to mention the Whitework tablecloth.
And now for some close ups……
Enjoy!
Carmen
Hi everyone
This post is specially for those of you who love threadpainting.
First up I’m going to share two birds exquisitely embroidered by Sharon Burrell.
Here’s an awesome Eastern Bluebird from a needle painting workshop with Tanja Berlin that Sharon took at the 2013 Koala Conventions (this is an event held in Brisbane & showcasing a range of embroidery workshops – you can find the 2015 Program here).
Doesn’t Sharon just rock this design?
The next piece is called Summer Jewel and is technically a crewel kit from Elsa Williams but it’s all done in long and short stitch so I’ve included it here.
Thank you so much Sharon for sharing your beautiful work & Stewart (Bath) for the great photos.
2014 Stitching Love and Hope Postcard by Marjorie Gilby
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll be familiar with Marjorie’s stitching as we’ve featured it a number of times. For the 2014 Creative Challenge she has created a postcard using the thread painting technique.
It’s a breathtaking dog rose in the most glorious shades of red……
Enjoy!
Carmen
Hi everyone
Those of you who read this blog regularly know that Stewart and Jillian Bath are crucial to making it possible because they take care of the photography. I’m always at their home delivering work to be photographed or picking up pieces to be returned to owners.
So I’ve been noticing wonderful embroideries in all sorts of spots around the house and asking (very nicely of course) when they were going to be photographed. Well Yay I’ve just got my mits on a disc of photos so here’s a Crewelwork treat for you.
It’s a stable bag that Jillian began in a Carolyn Pearce class at Koala Conventions in 2007. She only finished the embroidery this year and a very dear friend then made the bag up for her. Jillian says that it was a complex and tricky job to sew it up.
I love the use of a Dorset Button to close the bag. Not to mention the lovely flower detail. Here they are in more detail……
Here’s an awesome side panel of Crewelwork…
Now for those of you who love to look at the stitching close up here’s some wonderful eye candy thanks to Stewart Bath……
See Jillian’s Wonderful Stable Bag at our Annual Exhibition next Weekend
If you’re going to be in Canberra next weekend for Floriade or any other purpose then you might want to also rock along to the Guild’s Annual Exhibition at the Albert Hall and get to see Jillian’s stable bag in all its specialness. It’s on from Friday the 19th to Sunday the 21st of September from 10.0 a.m. to 4.o p.m. each day.
As well as over 300 pieces of stitchy goodness from members there’ll also be the Creative Challenge in which members have re-interpreted WW1 silk postcards. Here’s a taster – this is the postcard stitched by our President, Fran Novitski…
For those of you who are fans of Sharon Boggon’s amazing Pintangle blog you’ll be able to see her Band Sampler at the Exhibition. Beyond exciting no?
Jillian thank you so much for sharing this Crewelwork delight with us.
Take care everyone and have a great weekend!
Carmen
Hi everyone
A very quick post to say that I’ve updated the following galleries:
Contemporary Creative Embroidery
In this gallery it’s wonderful to see how different people have interpreted Glenys Leske’s Path to the Beach so that each work is quite individual even though the basic elements are the same.
Quite a bit of new eye candy here
Some delightful new work here too
Two examples of the notebook covers from last year’s Stitch a Month classes
Here’s a taster of the photos uploaded….
Last Minute Inspiration on WW1 Silk Postcards
If anyone’s still looking for some last minute inspiration for your WW1 silk postcard here are some lovely ones that belong to Guild member Helen Hardie
Enjoy and hope you’ve having a great weekend!
Carmen
Hi everyone
You may remember this blog post on an Alison Cole Goldwork class held at the Guild in 2013. Here’s the design the class worked on:
Well Pat Bootland has got out her UFO from this class and started stitching again. In her very creative way she’s decided to change the fabric element at the base of the design into a dragon.
And not just any dragon but a gorgeous medieval dragon.
Jenny Balderson was stitching away at another element of her large crewel design
While Monica Andrew was creating some crazy quilting from her niece’s wedding dress
Jacinta Nelligan was back in Canberra visiting us – Yay!!!
……and she was working on this striking piece from a class at Central St Martins in London.
While Sarah Kimmorley was persevering with this Winnie the Pooh cross stitch…….
she can’t wait to finish all the white stitching around the outline!
Elvi McCann was appliquéing these too cute hippos
and Yvonne Kingsley was working on this delightful Jenny McWhinney design
For something quite different Lel Whitbread was smocking some purple stitchy goodness
Tracey Kent had just started this delicate iris
While Samantha Benda was cross stitching this elegant piece as a wedding present for some friends
You’ve seen this lazy big cat design being stitched by Joyce Lynch in earlier Looking over Shoulders posts. This is where Margaret Kelemen is up to
And now for some Canvaswork – here’s the piece just finished by Judy Barton Browne
Enjoy! and have a great weekend!
Carmen
Hi everyone
The early Spring flowers are starting to appear here in Canberra so I wanted to share with you some delightful diary covers stitched by Marjorie Gilby. They feature some lovely flowers.
If you’re a fan of crewel and the thread painting of flowers you’ll love the stitching.
Here’s the first which showcases a geranium…
Now the second diary cover with its two violas that have a real pop of colour….
and here’s the third cover and it’s very striking…..
Again thanks heaps Marjorie for sharing your awesome embroidery with us.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Carmen
Hi everyone
A quick note to say I’ve updated the following Members Galleries:
Stumpwork & Textured Stitching
Here’s a tiny taster of the photos I’ve added.
Hope you enjoy the pics and have a great weekend!
Carmen