This is the first group to have a go. It was good to see that quite a few men wanted to try too.

A New Venture

Had a lovely time lately playing with flower hammering. I've seen Jane Rollason at lots of shows and did some as part of my City and Guilds Course. Now I'm heavily involved in starting up a social group for retired and semi-retired people which will contribute to living well in the third age. We hope to provide lots of opportunities for social, physical, creative, spiritual, charitable and intellectual pursuits, meeting together on a weekly basis.


Hammered and waiting to be stitched



Free motion quilting stitches

Thursday was Launch Day and I'm pleased to say 20 people attended. I decided to teach flower hammering to a group and I was
delighted at how many people wanted to try. This is my sample which I stitched with free motion stitching. I've spent this afternoon doing some more hammering to take as samples next week. Would you believe, the leaves of some weeds gave really nice results!

Harrogate Show

Had a lovely day on Sunday at the Great Northern Quilt & Needlecraft Show at Harrogate in Yorkshire. This event is much smaller than the Festival of Quilts but a good day out none-the-less. What's really good is meeting up with lots of friends. A bonus this year that 3 of our Circular Seagull Group Quilts were being exhibited. Well done to everyone who got them finished!

Anne's Seagull

Davina's Quilt

Michaela's Quilt

A few of us went to a demonstration about Wonderfil Speciality Threads.  Wonderfil is a Canadian Company which had been recommended by some Skipton friends. This was very interesting and , I have to say, I learned a lot about the different weight of threads. So I am now armed with a selection of lovely threads and dying to try them out.

I took lots of photos, of course, and ,as usual, Sheena Norquay's work caught my eye. I fand her a most inspirational craftswoman who creates the most beatiful work from sea and sand. Have a look at these.