As usual, everyone's been very busy finding time in between the Christmas preparations to do some stitching.
For starters then, these lovely 3D Christmas trees (last month's project), including one that looks like it'll feed a family of about 20! It certainly took a lot of stuffing and is quite heavy but, it is very effective. Not quite finish, the braids need to be stitched down and there are very small baubles (ones meant to a proper tree) to go on the ends. Size-wise, the small trees are about 24cm (9") tall. Wendy made the large tree and Rosemary the small, lighter one. Sadly, I can't recall if Rosemary made the small, green one too or someone else (and I've not had a drop to drink, yet!).
We've not seen Tina for a while but she's been busy too. Her blue and white quilt is progressing nicely and she's made this Dresden Plate cushion cover to match. 
Tina also brought to show us this colourful cushion made from felt with felt appliqué.
Last month, Lesley had just started piecing a quilt top. Well, the top is now pieced. The photo doesn't do it justice really as the prints used are just gorgeous.
This time last year, the group was just an idea, with 3 or 4 people expressing an interest in joining. One year later we have 18 members, most of whom are able to attend on a regular basis, and we have room for a few more if you know of anyone interested in joining. Back in January, the group started with 10 members, a most of whom were patchwork and quilting beginners or returners-after-a-long-time. Just look back through this blog or through the Flickr album (top right of blog page) to see just a fraction of what's been achieved in 2013.
Looking forward to an exciting 2014. Don't forget, from and including January, our meeting will be a little longer, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.
