Christmas "S" Party 2011

This year's Christmas party was held at the Great Northern Hotel and a very fine venue it turned out to be!

It was cool and comfortable and the food was delicious.











Yummy!

Okay, not all the photos I took are flattering and some didn't come out at all, but should show that we had a whale of a time (oops should that be shark of a time, Beryl?)

The costumes were outstanding.

Clockwise from top left:
Statue of Liberty
Sqaure
Slayer
Santa's Little Helper.

Lto R top: Star Light Star Bright, Something!, Saint Birte.

L to R bottom: Scarecrow, Shabby Sheik, Sunbonnet Sue.

L to R top:  Mrs Santa, Sucker, Snow White.

L to R bottom: Scout Mistress, Scholar, Shrub.

L to R top: Sewaholic, Silly!

L to R bottom: Swami, Serving Lady.

We swapped gifts with a twist this year. Just when you thought you'd received something you really liked someone could disconcertingly nick it off you!

Jessica donated a beautiful calendar done by the four Calendar Girls, which was won by Lyndal.

Val very cleverly guessed the correct number of pieces of fabric in the bottle.

Then came the costume parade accompanied by some very funny descriptions.

Sadie the Cleaning Lady

St Frances

Click on the words St Francis or Sadie the Cleaning Lady under their photos and hopefully you'll see a video!







And the winner was ....................////////////////////////////(drum roll) ..... the Shark.

Merry Christmas everyone. See you on the second Wednesday in January 2012.

Fibres and Fabrics Christmas Fair 2011

Well another year has come and gone, why are they coming and going so quickly...... images of a bumper fair for Fibres, thanks to all the volunteers, 4TO for their advertising, and to everyone who supported an annual event..... Thank you, thank you, thank you.....

Arlene

The Maharajah's Garden

We have had the pleasure of hosting the ATASDA travelling suitcase exhibition, Saffron. Our members had the opportunity to view the contents of the suitcasse at Wednesday's meeting after which the exhibition went to Pompom Rouge. On Wednesday 7th December Studio 2 will take over the suitcase. It's well worth having a look at the items which are beautifully executed in a variety of styles using many different techniques. The theme behind the works is The Maharajah's Garden which has given the textile artist's a rich pallette of colours and tectures in which to express themselves.