Christmas class and a little stitching

Last Friday, I taught a Christmas class at Hobbysew. There were 8 ladies but I seemed to have missed one when I took this picture. She must have been shopping! It was nice to catch up with some ladies that I know and also to meet some new stitchers.

Here is one of the ladies busy working on her canvas work...

and another busy beading her felt bird's wings.

I managed to put the borders on June's Tis the Season blocks this week. They were just a little late.

Christmas Class, a little finish and a lovely bag

I had to take some photos at work the other day (I couldn't find them in my many computer picture folders!) of these Christmas projects we are doing in a few weeks at Hobbysew. We are having a day Christmas class and these are the projects. Some of you will have stitched these with me in earlier stitching days or classes but it is nice to repeat some favourite ones. The canvas work is one of Fiona's patterns just changed a little. I remember that one of the Queanbeyan girls had this idea and it looked really good.

This little stocking is fun to stitch using felt.

Barbara came to work the other day with this gorgeous handbag. Looks great, Barbara.

I was also pleased to finish off this little canvas work scissor keeper. It is another of Fiona's designs and we are doing it in a Summer stitching day at Hobbysew in January.

Friday's Christmas class

We had a lovely day on Friday at Hobbysew for the second Christmas day. Here are the ladies busily concentrating on their stitching.

Several of them had really lovely scissor keepers on their embroidery scissors. These are, obviously, Naomi's.

Natasha had this little canvas scissor keeper.

I think this lovely beaded one was Barbara's.

Natasha rushed home to get this wonderful quilt to show us. Isn't it beautiful? I would love to make this one. Natasha did it at a class at Calico Patch at Gold Creek, a few years ago. 

Haven't had much time to blog lately as had a quick visit to Sydney over the weekend for a family celebration and then went to school to teach yesterday. I am rather out of practice and it does make me tired! 

Christmas class on Friday

We had the first Christmas class at Hobbysew on Friday. It was lovely to share the day with 8 busy ladies who enjoyed making some of the projects. Here they are busy at work. Najelle and Cathy organised yummy morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, which we all enjoyed.

Marianne had this delightful needlecase with her. It is a design from one of  Lynette Anderson's Christmas quilts. We thought they all needed eyes! The fabrics were perfect.

One of the other ladies had this lovely bag with her made with hexagons.

We even had a little visitor!

Marianne had made this really special quilt for her little granddaughter from Bronwyn Hayes' beautiful baby book.

Here is a closeup.

Kits and the felt needlecase

I was very busy at work today getting the kits ready for the Christmas classes. The first one is on Friday and it is nice that the kits are all finished ready for a lovely day with the ladies.

The kits are for these projects.

I have also been working on the felt needlecase from the pattern "Bluebirds in the Hedgerow" by Diane Leftwich. It still needs to be blanket stitched together. I am very pleased with the result and really enjoyed the stitching on felt. Felt is such a lovely fabric to work with.

I hope to trace the pincushion tonight.