New Year Resolutions?

We had all been looking forward to the first meeting of the new year. A good start as it was a full house attendance.  We were light on the morning snacks, to be expected this soon after Christmas. Not much show and tell, Christmas got in the way of crafting,.


CB has been working on a C2C baby blanket using two strands of yarn to crochet, and crochet socks. Disappointingly the socks are not very stretchy, so she will be unpicking and trying a larger hook.

This is what we got up to on the day;

CB has been try to make sense of the sewing room, this lead to a 'few' UFO's surfacing. Time to make a TBF list (to be finished). This one was started at the Sandown show in 2010 with the Stitch Witch. Another, I failed to photograph, was from an NEC workshop a couple of years later, EPP with Celia Eddy. Both these and a few others are destined for a quilt using orphan blocks.

CD is making a pair of cushions for her youngest sisters 'OH NO' birthday. The fabric is from Oakshott in silver. This is expensive but gorgeous to work with, ideal for special presents. The design is from a Barbara Chainey book.

AB is crocheting a scarf in some colourful yarn.

HW is making a crochet blanket using the latest Attic24 colour pack, Sweet pea Posy, but with a different pattern, circle in a square motifs. She is using, what seemed like, a complicated process to work out the colour combinations. This is her second circle set.

HT is progressing with a quilt for one of her granddaughters, started at the last meeting. It has cute little bunnies and dainty flowers. She always tells us she doesn't read quilting patterns, but this one is from a book! We are impressed.

We had a great lunch all homemade, sweet potato and butternut squash soup with bread, apple crumble and custard for pudding. Lovely winter fayre.

After lunch we had a chat with EL in Florida. Unfortunately it was not a good connection, but we did get to see her latest woven basket collection. E has really got into this and is producing some very nice pieces. Apparently, Florida was only a couple of degrees warmer than here.

After that it was time for Secret Santa with tea and cake.

For AB table cloth, bunting and oil lamp for summer evenings in the garden.

For CB quilt pattern with sheep, fabric, ribbon and purse.

For CD Yarn and art materials.

For HT garden plants and glasses case(below)

For HW table runner

We finished with a bit more sewing and chat, before heading off home. Another enjoyable day spent with like minded people. Roll on the next one.