Hello everyone!
It's time to escape this heat and humidity! Bring your sewing projects, sewing equipment and sewing accessories to the wonderful cool of the Gordon White Library Community Meeting Room this Saturday at 1pm!
Looking forward to joining for you for some chilling and social stitching!
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Thursday 5 February 2015
Social Sewing Saturday kicks off for 2015!
Having our first Social Sewing Saturday on Queensland's election day was not great timing! However the lure of space, quiet and blissful cool proved too much for three stalwarts.
One of our regulars popped in to model a delightful summery dress that she had been sewing at SSS last year. It was great to see the wearable result after witnessing the planning, the cutting-out and then the start of the stitching. Some modifications she had incorporated were discussed and examined in fine detail. Wearing your own unique creation is such a source of satisfaction.
Another sewer is experiencing a baby boom among her friends so is busy sewing gifts for the mothers-to-be. Her daughter has created this wonderful reversable pattern for playsuits that make it easy for mothers to dress and undress their babies. They are simple to make and easy to wash, making them an ideal present for busy new mums. This clever sewer was selecting a variety of cheerful colour co-ordinated combinations that would look cute on any baby.
One of our long-ago regulars has a different schedule this year so was able to come along again. In her Christmas cleaning, a set of favourite curtains developed frayed tape so after much therapeutic unpicking, she had bought replacement tape but needed a big table and cool to sew such an awkward project. After several trips to the car, she was well-equipped and ready to sew. After a few minor hiccoughs she had a beautiful set of curtains ready for hanging. Apparently she'll have the next set ready for repair at our next SSS! The big tables and air-conditioning make sewing large projects in summer so much easier and more pleasant.
Our regular cross-stitcher was enjoying stitching some wording and after some meticulous counting reached a point where it was discovered that the whole process had started one square out! So, after a couple of deep breaths and a tiny bit of unsocial muttering, the meditative unpicking began! Eventually, she was back to where she started and after moving one minute square, the process began again. Sewing can be such a lesson in patience and mindfulness.
Hopefully your stitching projects continue to progress and see you all again in the quiet cool of GWL Community Meeting Room next month!
One of our regulars popped in to model a delightful summery dress that she had been sewing at SSS last year. It was great to see the wearable result after witnessing the planning, the cutting-out and then the start of the stitching. Some modifications she had incorporated were discussed and examined in fine detail. Wearing your own unique creation is such a source of satisfaction.
Another sewer is experiencing a baby boom among her friends so is busy sewing gifts for the mothers-to-be. Her daughter has created this wonderful reversable pattern for playsuits that make it easy for mothers to dress and undress their babies. They are simple to make and easy to wash, making them an ideal present for busy new mums. This clever sewer was selecting a variety of cheerful colour co-ordinated combinations that would look cute on any baby.
One of our long-ago regulars has a different schedule this year so was able to come along again. In her Christmas cleaning, a set of favourite curtains developed frayed tape so after much therapeutic unpicking, she had bought replacement tape but needed a big table and cool to sew such an awkward project. After several trips to the car, she was well-equipped and ready to sew. After a few minor hiccoughs she had a beautiful set of curtains ready for hanging. Apparently she'll have the next set ready for repair at our next SSS! The big tables and air-conditioning make sewing large projects in summer so much easier and more pleasant.
Our regular cross-stitcher was enjoying stitching some wording and after some meticulous counting reached a point where it was discovered that the whole process had started one square out! So, after a couple of deep breaths and a tiny bit of unsocial muttering, the meditative unpicking began! Eventually, she was back to where she started and after moving one minute square, the process began again. Sewing can be such a lesson in patience and mindfulness.
Hopefully your stitching projects continue to progress and see you all again in the quiet cool of GWL Community Meeting Room next month!
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