Sorry I am a bit late updating this but it has been a busy week. We had a very busy meeting as well trying to get peple sorted for the new registration system. We made a start as it is difficult to catch everyone during the summer months and it saves postage if you can see people at the branch.
We are underway with making a new bag for carrying our banner in. The old bag has seen a number of years of service and the banner is in danger of becoming scuffed round the edges so two ladies are designing a new quilted bag and they will come back to us next month to tell us what we have to do. Hopefully, each member will produce a block, either patchwork or embroidery and these will all be stitched together and quilted.
Another group project that is getting under way is the pincushions. We have got a supply of wooden pincushion bases that need sanding and varnishing and one of our members husbands has offered to assist in this job. When they are done, members will buy the bases for £1.50 each and make them up. Proceeds will go to a charity that is building a school in Haiti. If members don't want to keep their pincushion, we will try and sell them at a later date and again donate the money to Haiti.
Speaker this month was Jenny Boyle. Her talk was entitled 'Barmy about Beads' and she certainly is! There was lots of her own work to look at as well as pieces from around the world. She gave a very informative talk about the origins of beads and how they have really become a part of our lives. Sorry there aren't any photo's but I forgot to take my camera this month.
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