Keeping up the momentum

The exhibition is upon us!   I will be spending all day there tomorrow; today we’ve been at the Mansion House, St. Helens, for a craft fair.   It was a good day, lots of lovely comments!  

Apparently, the exhibition has been well received with a steady flow of people coming to look at it.  I shall be able to judge its success better after spending the day there tomorrow.  Then there’ll be  the task of taking it down and returning all the prints to their rightful owners. 

On the craft front, I’ve been pushing on – mostly with felt book/diary covers, I’ve made quite a few now and I’m ready to move on to something else.  I’ve also made a few brooches – I think Winter is the season for brooches, people like them to brighten up their Winter coats.  

This week, I’ve been quite adventurous and self –indulgent!   I’ve made myself a felt hat – the first time I’ve tried a hat,  and it was quite daunting.   The completed item (well, almost completed) has quite a high crown and an asymmetrical brim – it doesn’t look half bad.  I haven’t decided yet whether to decorate it and, if so, with what.   Who knows I might have a photo of it soon – I might have photos of a lot of things soon – that’s one task I’ve neglected for weeks – must try harder.

Progress or is it?

Just a short blog this week.   We've been very busy getting ready for the Camera Club Exhibition.  We spent over 3 hours yesterday evening crawling around the floor surrounded by prints - putting titles on, sorting them into categories and deciding on the layout.  It's a job well done, it should make the actual mounting of the exhibition a bit easier.   There are over a hundred very varied prints and it should look really good.   We'll be there all Sunday, 19th,  and are quite looking forward to it. 

I've made great progress with the quilt,it's all sewn together and pressed ready to sandwich with the wadding and backing and do the actual quilting.   It looks absolutely exquisite (I think), so much so that I don't think I can bring myself to dye it - it's just beautiful as it is.    At present I think I will keep it as it is - I'll have a photo of it soon.

I've also been busy trying to build up my 'stock' - although I've only actually finished one scarf and a cowl and some Christmas cards!   I've made felt for some maple leaf brooches and a couple of diaries and they are in the final stages of completion so I should have them finished soon.     Watch this space!

Great news!

We went to St. Luke’s in Crosby on Saturday, taking our Christmas decorations and cards in the hope that Crosby has started its Christmas shopping.   The cards went very well, but the decorations didn’t attract anyone.    The same applied to our trip to Scorton on Sunday - I really think it’s too early for them – I think we’d better wait a couple of weeks.    Scorton Village Hall was a really busy, pleasant and well-organised venue and we will be going there again on 10^th December.

 I have, at long last, completed enough square for my patchwork quilt.   I’m now in the process of joining them all together – then for the dyeing - can’t wait to see the results although it’s a bit scary – anything could happen.

My camera club, Maghull Photography Club,  is mounting an exhibition at Maghull Town Hall on 19^th and 20^th November, so we have been busy selecting and mounting prints to display.   We’ll also be involved in the organisation and curating of the exhibition as well, although not on the Saturday,  because we’ll be at the Mansion House, St. Helens, for a craft fair that day.   We’ll be there on the Sunday during the day and then we’ll help to dismantle the exhibition and tidy up.   It’s a lot of work for just two days but we’re looking forward to the chance to show the local community what the Club does and how much talent there is among the members.

Last year, we applied to take part in a really big event at St. George’s Hall in Liverpool and were really disappointed not to be accepted.   This year, it takes place over two days so we tried again.  We applied for both days in the hope of being successful for one of them.   Imagine our surprise when we were accepted for both Saturday and Sunday, 3^rd and 4^th December.   We’re going to have to work flat out to make sure we have enough ‘stock’.     Oh dear, that will be another excuse for not doing any housework!