The July meeting will still be a hands-on event but Lyn thinks we would not have enough time to make boxes. If anyone would still like to make boxes we could arrange a workshop at a later date.
Lyn has kindly offered a Scandinavian hanging for our afternoon session. Please bring 6 inch felt squares and plain fabric squares, embroidery threads and your usual sewing kit.
The next meeting will be on 7th July in the upstairs meeting room at Alsager Library at 2pm.
This will be a hands-on session and Lyn Rochester will be showing us how to make covered boxes in a variety of shapes. Please bring your usual sewing kit with you. If you need anything else I’ll let you know at a later date.
Heather Wilson’s talk was very amusing though not quite what we were expecting. She told us all about the pictures she paints on commission and about how she had been flooded in Hebden Bridge. She did eventually show us her mad hats and the way she named them.
Gail brought to the meeting the quilt she had put together using the log cabin patterned squares we had each made in the period following COVID lockdown. The library has agreed to display it in its meeting room for a time.
Please could you all make sure you have paid your subs that were due on of before the May meeting as otherwise we may have to charge you visitor rates at the next meeting and workshop. We rely on this income to pay our speakers. It is £35 bank code 20-57-44 account 23785971. Thanks
Our next workshop is on 13th June at the United Reformed Church Hall, Brookhouse Road,Alsager, ST7 2EH, 10am-4pm, £40 for members, £50 for nonmembers.
Our talk on Tuesday 2nd June is by Heather Wilson is called “Mad Hats and Other Lovely Things “
Heather Wilson is a maker of mad and beautiful things. She specialises in creating unique, highly detailed “mad hats”, fascinators and feathery headbands. Many of her designs lean into Burlesque or vintage aesthetics featuring embellishments like peacock feathers and intricate textures.
Meetings start at 2pm and are held upstairs in the meeting room of Alsager library.
Refreshment's included
Visitors welcome
You can park for free in the Asda section of the car park for 2 hours.
Sorry I couldn’t get to the May meeting but I just want to thank Ruth Turner for what a hear was a very clear and useful session learning to cover beads. Unfortunately I have no photos so I’m going to post one of the picture I sewed using the components I made at the Julia Wright workshop.
Our financial year runs from May to April which means subscriptions are due once again by the 5th May meeting. We would kindly ask all members and people wishing to join to pay by BACS. I will not be at the May meeting.
Amount £35
Bank sort code 20 57 44
Account number 23785971
Ref subs and your name
Thanks
Lynn
