November 2021 Show 'n Share 

Katherine shared a Battenberg Angel that she made. 

Here is the upper detail of the Battenberg...

...and here is the lower detail of the Battenberg. 

She also made this Beaded Star. 

This Santa ornament is very festive!

This golden beaded angel tops off her creations.

Joy has also been in a festive mood. She made this "pie" garland. 

It include all of our holiday favorites...

...even pecan...

I am getting hungry just looking at them!

She also finished her Jann Young pleatwork dress. 

Here is the pleatwork detail. 

Here is a close-up view.

The stitching at the neckline adds the finishing touch to the front. 

The back also has pleatwork. 

Here is a better view of the pleatwork... 

....and another close-up.

Again, the stitching by the neckline is the perfect finishing touch!

Katy made this woven potholder, but because it is not as thick as she would like, she plans to use it as a trivet. 

Here is a close-up of her skilled weaving!

Marsha has been very busy. First she finished her Turkey work Christmas Tree ornament. 

Here is a close-up. 

She completed this sweet Wee Care gown with a green garland raised chain design. 

Here is the detail of the design. 

The second one has a lovely trellis design. 

Here is a better view of it. 

The third one has a precious heart design. 

Here you can see it clearly. 

The last one has little pink rosettes. 

Here is the smocking detail. 

She also knitted the simplest mitten pattern on Ravelry... 

...and some more pumpkins.

Here is a close-up of pumpkin one...

...and here is the close-up of the second one. 

She has also been finishing her Convention projects, including the Diamonds Galore ornament. 

Here is better view. 

And here is a good close-up of the beads and sparkle cotton. 

She also finished her Lambskin Fabric Manipulation coin purse. 

Here is a close-up of the top...

...and here is a look into the lined purse. 

KEEP CREATING!!!

 October 2021 Show 'n Share

Joy created this tote bag....it includes several techniques. 

Here is a close-up.

This is an effective method for framing smocking. 

Picture smocking with a cute yoyo in the middle, and a bullion butterfly....

...and a tiny embroidered lady bug accent. Such a nice job!

Marsha has been knitting again...aren't these the cutest pumpkins!

Here is a close-up of pumpkin one...

...and pumpkin two...

...and pumpkin three. 

She also made another pair of socks.

Here is the toe detail...

...and the heel detail...

...and the cuff detail. Excellently made!

Convention Re-cap

Pearl shared her finished Lavender sachet. 

Here is the lovely embroidery detail. 

Here is the faggoting detail. Very nicely done!

She also shared her Leather Manipulation coin purse. 

Her luck landed her a raffle basket that included some handmade Cutwork pillow cases. 

Here is a close-up of the cutwork.

Here is the overall design. 

Bonnie shared about the hummingbird needle threaders that Vaune had at her booth. 

Marsha shared some the couture techniques from the pre-day class with Susan Khalje, which included applying lace to dupioni. 

This shows the back, and the large stitches that are used. 

Here you can see a close-up. 

Here is an example of piecing lace together. 

This is another example. 

Another technique is connecting two pieces of fabric with faggoting.

Here is a close-up of Marsha's work. 

She also learned how to execute a handpicked zipper in two different application styles. 

Here is an example of a center application. 

This is an example of an offset application. 

She learned about finishing details, including covered hooks....

...and thread eyes....

...and covered snaps. 

KEEP CREATING!!!