NorthWest Regional Day

NORTH WEST REGIONAL DAY 16TH APRIL 2011

King Edward VII & Queen Mary School

Clifton Drive, Lytham, Lancs FY8 1DT

Madeira Lecture

Paddy Killer “What I Make - Art, Applied Art and Illustration”

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DVD 2010 UCLAN Graduate Fashion Students Catwalk Show

Competitions

• Rose Bowl – Lights Fantastic

• Coats Anchor Award for Excellence

• YE Kathleen Mansfield Trophy

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Exhibition of Work by the Fylde Branches

• “Bags, Books, Boxes and Dolls”

• “Postcards from the Fylde”

• 25th Birthday Projects

• Rainbow Squares

Traders

• Bits and Pieces
• Golden Hinde
• The Spellbound Bead Company
• Texere Tarns Ltd
• Fobbles
• Firey Felts
• Prospects
• Bizzie Fingers
• Colourcraft Ltd
• E G Book Stall

Demonstrators

Fylde Heddles and Treddles

Preston Lacemakers

Beading

Braidmaking

Patchwork and Quilting

February informal and jumble

A select group enjoyed the February informal meeting last week, and the textile jumble produced all manner of threads, fabrics, and equipment . Some of our Guild members had been to a workshop in Appleby during the week, and had been inspired by learning how to transfer images to fabric using the scanner and photocopier. They showed some of their results. In between the jumbling and the excellent bring-and-share lunch, progress was made on individual projects...........

 
Gloria's Lace

Detail from Val's work

Detail of Sally's Quaker sampler

Lesley's cushion

January Meeting...... The Mystery Stitch....

The Mystery Stitch........... we were randomly assigned a stitch, and direction to experiment with, in the first of three workshops . Armed with stitch books, needles and threads, we began.

Where to, next?



Our next informal meeting will be at Pat's house, on Thursday February 3rd, from 10am onwards. As usual, bring your own lunch, or things to share. And this time, our stitchery jumble!  Bring along any threads, fabrics, or other stitchery bits you'd like to 'rehome'! The last one was great fun, and lots of goodies changed hands. Bring some of your ongoing work to do inbetween.

Pictures at last!

Better late than never, pictures of some of the stitching at our informal meeting, two weeks ago, at The Friends' Meeting House.

Two 'Friends' Squares   (Gloria and Val)



Lyn's Machine embroidery on velvet

Marilyn's Stumpwork in progress

Patchwork   (remind me whose?)

Sally's Ruskin lace

Melanie's applique tea-cosy

Moira's Quaker design

Message from Macclesfield Branch

Macclesfield and District branch are showing more than 80 pieces of members' work in Samplings, an exhibition that shows how we have experimented with a wide range of stitches, techniques, threads and fabrics, styles and media, plus items from our personal collections. Samplings is in the Gallery at Jobling Gowler solicitors, 250 Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8AD from 10 Jan to 18 Feb, Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm and entry is free. You simply need to ring the bell and say you have come to see the exhibition.

Happy New Year!

Our first informal meeting of 2011 drew fourteen of us to the Friends' Meeting House in Keswick today. A good crowd, and lots of different aspects of needlework being worked on in between the chatting and catching up. Patchwork, Knitting, stumpwork and applique, Machine embroidery and crewel work, progress on some of those coloured squares for the newly-refurbished Meeting House,  are some of the examples of members' work today. I photographed several pieces, ready to upload here. Sadly, I then left the camera in the Meeting House, and though it is being kept safe, I will have to post the pictures later. Actually not for a fortnight! Embarrassing!

It was good to see everyone again, and look at what we're all doing, and to troop over to Booths for lunch.
Shame about those photos!

Christmas Lunch in Threlkeld

Well, the weather relented last week, just in time for our Christmas lunch at The Horse and Farrier. Fourteen of us made it, and enjoyed a lovely meal. For most of us , it was our first visit to this lovely old Inn, and judging by the comments afterwards, it will not be the last!  We were treated to a wonderful meal, with plenty of choice, and very generous portions! Pat's warning to 'arrive hungry' was proved to be quite right.

We were a very lively group, and after the crackers, and three courses,we opened gifts. As is our tradition, these were all either made by the giver, or had some connection with embroidery and, as always, showed great ingenuity on the part of our members. Lovely presents, all appreciated by the recipients.

Not many pictures, I'm sorry to say, for a variety of reasons, but a few shots of some of the gifts.

Then came the mince pies, mulled wine , coffee and chocolates, before we all set off for home. A lovely occasion! Happy Christmas,everybody!