This marks our first real-time blog post: I am currently sitting at our monthly Seamsters meeting with Chico (the Javanese) and his human Sandy, Beth Z, Jackie, Kathy, Alice, Wes, Beth K, Liz, and Sarah. Knitting needles are clickety-clacking (Jackie, Sandy, Beth K, Sarah, Kathy, Jenny...hey, fiber's fiber!) and Wes is doing counted cross stitch.
Talked a wee bit about Northlake's autumn Art Show, how to make it live long & prosper, how to get wonderful artists/craftspeople involved (shameless plug alert: if you are an artist, have cool ideas, or want to volunteer, email at artshow@northlakeuu.org), etc.
Then a little show-n-tell: Sandy finished her quilt for Baby Gus, save for the binding; Beth brought her three notebook covers (two big 'uns & one little 'un); Jackie showed her "Einstein" knit coat, in progress; Kathy's knitting a big felted bag for her quilting retreat's auction; Beth is knitting a loverly hat for Steve, a.k.a. "Stumpy;" Sarah is knitting handwarmers; Sandy is knitting a beautiful linen stitch scarf (see earlier post & photo from Beth K); and Liz is busily painting on fabric. I'm alternately typing, taking photos, and knitting on a wool sock.
Demo time, demo time, time for demo time! Liz is demo-ing surface design! Pentel Fabric Fun pastel dye sticks (www.dickblick.com/products/pentel-fabric-fun). Very cool stuff. Liz's super-groovy tool? A triangular makeup sponge. Wow, stamps, pastels, watercolor pencils, thread...so many ways to embellish. Gonna score some of those dye sticks soon!
And now down to brass tacks: those of us who have sewn squares for the winter raffle quilt (a colorful raw-edge bullseye with black & white backgrounds) have brought them in. They've been quartered and thrown upon the design wall for scrutiny and re-arrangement by committee. Not as difficult a process as you might think...By Jove, I think we've finally got it.
News flash: this year's Mariners Stitch & Pitch will be Thursday, August 27th. Let's go, people!
www.mlb.com/sea/ticketing/stitchnpitch.jsp. Our rallying cry? "Yarrrrrrrrrrn!" (Think Jack Sparrow with Addi Turbos).
Well, some of our numbers have already departed (Liz, Beth K, Sarah). I think this post is winding down to a close. I'll throw photos on when I get home.
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We need to get a block of Stich 'n Pitch tickets together, ladies (and Wes), so we can all sit together, do textile-type things, and cheer on our Mariners!!! Who's with me? Reply here, email me at northlakesarahg@gmail.com, or you can call me. Since this a public blog, you don't get the # here, but you can find it if need be, I am sure. :-)
ReplyDeleteHope everyone's have a glorious, happy gorgeous Memorial Day. I salute our men and women in uniform, past, present, and future!
SG-1 aka Sarah