Queenie Festival July 1st & 2nd

The Queenie Festival was blessed this year with fantastic weather which made the crowds appear. Our stand looked magnificent. Thanks to all who contributed their work. It gave the members who helped a great deal talk about with pride.We were quite hoarse by the end of the two days. It was really good to see such beautiful work and diversity of techniques put together. We had a a tremendous amount of interest taken and are hoping to have attracted a few new members.

Jean O'Neil's Memorial Day

Just wanted to let you know that yesterday we all had a wonderful day celebrating the life of Janet's sister, Jean, who was a member with us and who sadly passed away a year ago.

Janet organised a very happy remembrance day for Jean - we all sewed hearts of various sizes and styles, as well as sampling some wonderful cakes!! I don't mean just a few cakes, I mean loads of cakes!!! We had such a tremendousl variety and beautifully displayed that it really was a very enjoyable feast.

Thanks to Janet for organising everything and thanks to Sheila (Dove) who did a tremendous job in keeping tea and coffee on the go - and it was 'real' coffee, not instant!! Thanks also to all who made cakes and helped during the day and thanks to everyone who attended.

Money raised through raffle and donations for goods sold will be donated to Hospice. We will confirm the amount raised at the next branch meeting.

Yesterday brought us all together to sit, sew, chat and sample wonderful cakes and coffee that we it may be something we could do again in the future.

Thanks again to all concerned.

Regards............Angela

The Bunting Project

This year we are hoping to offer visitors to our exhibition at the Queenie Festival and Royal Manx Show an opportunity to stitch. We appreciate this may help to not only encourage new membership but also be public spirited offering an opportunity for creativity.
We have decided to stitch festive bunting. This could be used at numerous events as an ongoing project. Visitors young and old will be offered the chance to stitch a triangle in a variety of meduims, using different designs.
We would appreciate a variety of threads, fabrics, buttons,ribbon or lace and would be if you would bring them along to our June meeting.

Garden in History - Pat Kelly

It was a great shame that although 9 people signed up for this workshop only 5 turned up! 2 sent their apologies as they were ill. They missed a real treat. As usual Pat had done her research and not only brought along a great deal of source material but gave us a very interesting potted history of gardens from the time of the Egyptians to the modern day. We then were asked to take one of the many photocopies as inspiration and to roughly design our own garden! Easier said than done. However everyone not only managed to do that but also to make an enthusiastic start on the embroidery. It is always fascinating to see how everyone interprets their ideas. The day passed all too quickly with much laughter and chatter not to mention numerous cups of tea and coffee to keep us going! Thank you Pat, for a most enjoyable day.

Tatting and Chatting - Judy Morrey

Judy gave us a very interesting and enthusiastic talk on her passion for tatting and how it all began. She told us a little about the history of the craft and showed us some lovely shuttles that she had collected over the years. Some members were already enthusiasts but those who were beginners managed to produce little pieces to be proud of.

Colonial Bonnets

Marie Radcliffe and Dee Newson held a workshop making bonnets in memory of the plight of women in times gone by.