June 2017 Show and Share

A member made this pretty pink nightgown...

Here is the smocking detail....

...and a close-up...so well done!

A member made these precious baby envelopes...

Here is the Floral one....

....and a Yellow Stripe one....

....and a Bunny one....

....and a Green Geometric one....

....and finally the Safari one.

Our members have been busy making and smocking Wee Care gowns for a local hospital....These were made by one member....

Here is the hem detail that was applied to the five gowns....

Here is the smocking detail of the Yellow one...

....the White one....

....the Turquoise one....

....the Red one....

....and finally the lime green one.

A different member smocked this sweet Pink / Green Wee Care gown.

Here is the smocking detail...so pretty!

A different member made this cute Blue Wee Care gown.

Here is the smocking detail....

....and the Hem detail.

She also made this Pink gown....

Here is the smocking detail.  So precious!

We are learning how to do "Swirl" smocking using the "A Tisket, a Tasket, a Lightning Swirl Basket" from Barbara Meger....

....and as a teaser for our Christmas in July program, a member brought several of her Temari ball creations....

I love the look of these decorative balls....and they will make great Christmas gifts!

I am sure there will be more Temari ball creations to come soon!

Keep Creating!!!

April Show 'n Share

A member created this sweet Wee Care gown...

Here is the heart smocking detail....

...and the hem detail.

Our program this month was about counterchange smocking...

A member had made this counterchange Easter basket....

Here is the side view of the smocking....

...and here is a close-up...

...and now for the eggs....

...blue and white...

...pink with pearls...

...rose with white...

...another blue with white...

...peach with white...

....and from a different angle...

...green and white...

...and from a different angle...

...multi-colored....

...and from a different angle...

...white with pink beads...

...and how did this get in there?...Festive!

...and then, another member brought more eggs...

There was a large lavender one....

...and a smaller lavender one...

...and another smaller one with metallic thread incorporated...

...a rose and white one...

...a blue with yellow one...

...a green and white one...

...an Italian smocked one...

...a purple and white one...

...a red, white and blue one...

...a bright yellow with spring highlights one...

...a white green and blue one...

...and a shades of purple and pink one...

Another member brought in her egg from our March program.  So well done!

Here's another view.

Another member brought in her in-process ornament from March's program using the featherstitch...

...the side view...

...a different side view...

...and finally the end view.  It is ready to be finished in any of a number of ways!

A member made this counterchange insert for a sweatshirt a few years back...

Here's a close up of the piece...

...and another detailed view of it!

A member shared her Grandmother's Garden piece that she is working on. Lovely!

Our "felt creations" member, shared this project that she is working on...

...there is the bird with pin cushion...

...here is the covered pin detail...

...here is the felt heart....

....and another pincushion...

....and the other side...

...and a close-up....I love it!

A different member brought these fabric bowls...

...simple and useful with fun fabrics!!!

Members also shared some products that they encountered and like...

Keep on Creating!!!!