Hi Everyone

Yesterday the Young Stitchers had their first session at the Guild’s new premises – it was great to have their energy, liveliness, chatter and total enthusiasm. It’s also so awesome to see their skills build and their sheer joy in the work they make.

We also love having family members stay and be part of the action – including the amazing spread for afternoon tea.

Here’s a sampler of their work – dangerous levels of cuteness here!

Don’t you love the way that they make the designs their own with all the added touches – especially the bling. We were really impressed with how Kathryn adapted the frog feltie design so that it looked as much as possible like our local Corroberee Frog which is black and gold.

Young Stitchers’ Gallery

Just a heads up that this gallery has been updated and includes photos of the work done at Young Stitchers in March and April and the last School Holiday Program. Really cool stitching!

Enjoy!

Carmen

Hello again

We’ve been busy getting ready for Young Stitchers.

A Platter of Threads

Doreen and Christine from the Recycle Room gave us a box of threads which we’ve been sorting and putting onto floss cards. Here’s a sample of them:

and a Bowl of Greens

Aren’t they delicious? I don’t know about you but I’m a total threadhead or is it thread tragic?

New Designs

Now the exciting bit – here’s a look at some of the new samples we’ve been stitching up for the younger members of the group.

Retro Alien

Do you remember this retro alien design from the book Felties by Nellie Pailloux?

Well in the book there’s also a cartoon of the little alien in a spaceship and Jillian has adapted it to make this:

How awesome is that? Here they are together:

Owl love

Jillian has also stitched this rugged up owl from the book Twenty to Make – Felt Christmas Decorations by Corinne Lapierre:

It’s so cute  – why wait for Christmas to make this cool feltie?

Easter Treats

Here are some cards that Jillian’s also stitched up….. This sweet design is Jillian’s own

and…

This next country rabbit is part of a picture in Natalie Bird’s book In My Garden – Backyard Stitching:

Super Cute Brooches 

How about these cuties?

Stay Tuned

I’ll be back next week with some of the samples we’re stitching for the more advanced stitchers in the group

Bye!

Hi again

On a Sunday recently the Guild’s studio was once more full of the chat, laughter, energy, fun and lots of stitching by the Young Stitchers.

For afternoon tea there was also the yummy birthday cake that James shared with everyone.

Here’s a sampler of their work:

Too cute!!

Last week the Guild’s School Holiday Program was full of enthusiasm, chatter, laughter, energy and lots and lots of stitching!

It was held over two days. Some children came for half a day, some for one and some for the whole two days.

The little ones were just starting out on stitching while the older ones were already confident and happy to experiment and try different things.

Everyone had great fun looking at the books and patterns, choosing what they were going to work on and then hunting through all the boxes of felt, fabric, threads, beads and bling for their bits and pieces.

Here’s a quick peek at the awesome things they stitched:

Claire added her own artistic touch to this cute pattern…….

 Eleanor made this pretty Christmas tree ornament…

and these beauties…

Isra made a whole lot of super cute felties:

Christine’s fantastic fox feltie and heart were just cute as…

Laelani was very creative with huckabuck…

and a close-up…

Lana finished her girl with a balloon and created a clever cushion…..

and this colourful butterfly…

Here are Yasmin’s awesome pieces…

Amy worked on this cuddly owl….

Tovah gave her cool bear  a rainbow tummy…..

Darcy’s cool chihuahua..

Koki had so much energy and made a heap of cuties….

Charlotte’s cheeky chihuahua….

Adele’s cute as Christmas tree…

and Christine made the sweetest little mouse…

Adele also did a lovely mouse but we didn’t get it on camera!

While Nada’s terrific teddy had a birdie on its tummy….

Kate made this perky panda….

and Isobel this chihuahua with special bling!

and Rachael’s green alien was just so cool….

Not to mention Jess’s super owl….

The kids were such livewires and just the best!

Joanne, Georgina and Brianna managed to elude Jillian and her camera so we’ll try to get some pics of their work next time because they were doing some great stitching!

Design Information

The patterns for the racoon and fox felties are from Mollie Makes magazine; Mushroom girl, panda, polaroo, puppy and alien felties are from the book Felties by Nellie Pailloux ; the owl pattern is from the book Doodle Stitching by Aimee Ray; the Christmas tree ornament is from the book Fa La La La Felt by Amanda Carestio; the mouse has been adapted and simplified from a pattern in the magazine Australian Embroidery and Cross Stitch; and the pattern of the girl with the balloon is by Lilipopo. The huckabuck and  chicken scratch are traditional techniques and the children encouraged to create their own designs with the traditional stitches. Yasmin drew her own shape for the feltie platypus.

Bye!

On Sunday afternoon the Young Stitchers got together for their monthly stitching session. There was lots of energy, chatter and stitching going on around the tables.

We have two Georgina Hs who very competently ploughed ahead with their projects…

Georgina H1 managed to finish her elephant which was awesome.

The elephant was designed by Jillian Bath a member of the Guild.

Georgina H2 worked very expertly at making a dresden star for a school project and used her huckabuck pincushion for storing her needles and pins as she went along.

After learning some of the basics of this Swedish Weaving technique the Young Stitchers are encouraged to use the traditional stitches to create their own designs.

James stitched away at his birds and here they are finished. High 5 James!

The birds are from the book A Rainbow of Stitches by Agnes Delage-Calvet.

Claire had her mouse and heart along with her mat for everyone to see – soooo cute.

The mouse design was adapted and simplified from a pattern in Australian Embroidery and Cross-stitch while the mat comes from Embroidery: A Beginner’s Workshop by Jock Levinson 1992

Claire and Tovah also used the lightbox to prepare some new projects.

Tovah worked hard to finish a school project of a corset for her doll and then showed us the super softies she’d made at the Guild classes (Chihuahuas) and at home (furry key ring & pincushion).

The design for the Chihuahuas comes from the book Felties by Nelly Pailloux

Koki stitched  away really neatly at her chicken scratch heart while her pretty pincushion was being made up.

Yasmine’s design and colours for her huckabuck pincushion worked really well and the pincushion looked great when it was sewn up.

Emily worked away on her chicken scratch heart while we peeked at her huckabuck needlebook and very cute fox feltie.

The foxy feltie comes from the magazine Molly Makes.

Kimberley stitched her new rabbit project while we photographed her pincushion and mat – not to mention the awesome yellow cushion waiting to go into her rainbow bag.

Melanie sewed on the star beads for her very pretty purple heart while we had a close look at the felties she’s made at the Guild which are cute as……..

The babushka and panda come from the Felties book by Nelly Pailloux.

Guild Exhibition and Young Stitchers

You’ll be able to see the work of the Young Stitchers at the Guild’s Exhibition at the Albert Hall from 27-29 September.