Meeting cancelled due to icy road conditions.
Latest Entries »
We had our annual Plaid Llama sale (like a white elephant sale, only more colorful) and enjoyed a delicious holiday potluck lunch.
The big news from this this meeting is that we voted to move from our long-time home at Maplewood Presbyterian Church to the ArtWorks studio space in Edmonds. It’s located at 201 Second Ave. South, Edmonds. Our first meeting there will be next month, January 2020. We are excited to be in a well-lit building that hosts artists of all types, and look forward to settling in there. All we have to do is move our library…
Award winning quilter Lisa Jenni gave a wonderful talk about her quilting history and working process.
Here she is holding the first quilt she made, in a class. From this beginning comprised of traditional blocks, she has gone on to create an incredible body of work, pushing the borders of quilting new and exciting directions.
She makes a custom label for each of her quilts, often a hand drawn image that references the quilt itself.
This is tour de force of piecing! She also hand drew some elements, such as the maple helicopter seed detail.
Thank you, Lisa, for sharing your astonishing work with us!
Julia Ellis taught us a variety of beaded embroidery techniques.
Her free form work is often dense with beads, and has a lot of color and texture.
We all did small samplers, and considered ways to incorporate beads into our own projects.
Seaview members Patty and Susan led us in “Paper Play,” a mini-workshop on two different techniques for adding surface design to paper.
Gelli printing use paints applied to a gel surface. Designs are created using stencils or tools, then a print is made on paper.
Embossing involves stamping a design with embossing gel, then adding embossing powders which are melted with a heat gun.
This can be done on plain or textured papers, or add additional images to an existing piece of art.
Pieces can then be incorporated into cards, collages, or other final works.
We enjoyed our end of the year potluck and Plaid Llama sale. No pictures, alas, we were too busy shopping and eating 🙂
We also swore in our officers for the coming meeting year. Thank you to (from left) Laura Neff (co-Secretary), Susan Lindsay (co-Secretary), Toni Burton (co-Vice President), Barbara Purn (co-Secretary), Gail Parris (Treasurer), Patty Leinweber (President), and Jeff Botten (co-Vice President, not pictured) for serving our guild from September 2019 through May 2020!
Allison from Fleeber’s Farm led us in a mini-workshop of making embellished felted pins.
Here are some of her samples.
We selected colored wool roving and needle felted it into cookie cutters used as forms for the general shape.
After the shape is determined, embellishments are added. Embroidery and beading add detail and whimsy.
Pin backs can be added to turn these into jewelry. So much fun!
Gail Coleman of Gail’s Yarnworks, led us in a workshop making crocheted necklaces.
Her samples included pieces that were both crocheted and felted.
This spectacular vest showed just some of the wild directions you can take this technique!
We worked intently to make our own creations.
Toni Burton got off to a good start with this richly textured and colorful beginning.
Due to a series of snowstorms that left the roads dangerously snowy and icy, the February meeting was cancelled.
Inspired by the wonderful items we saw at the vintage fashion show that Seattle Children’s Hospital put on for us at our November 2018 meeting, we dived into our closets and brought in items of handwork from our personal collections.
Valerie Day brought these stunning christening gowns that have been used in her family for generations.
Astrid Bear brought hand embroidered items made by her mother, her grandmother, and her great-great aunt.
Toni Burton brought garments and hats worn by her mother.
Christine Stewart brought the silk velvet wedding dress her mother designed and made.
And for Show and Tell, Gail Parris shared these quilted portraits of her mother that she made.
We enjoyed connecting with our family histories and heritage through these textiles and garments.
