Recently I have started a community quilt project which is a massive task, and I'm just not ready to explain it all yet but there has also been some wonderful light relief too. The back ground to this post is that my local town holds a Christmas tree festival in the church where all sorts of groups, charities and business decorate their tree, over sixty in total.
I have been really luck to be involved in two trees. The first being Shobrooke angels (shobrooke is my little village). We had a workshop in the village hall (all 1940s fans would adore it) and we made peg angels. It was a lovely experience of young, old newcomers and old timer all getting together and having a real laugh!
Here we can see Arthur's little angel, who looks as if she has had a little accident!! He was very insistent on making it all himself, I just managed brief moments of putting it together. Some of the others really made some beautiful angels.
The second tree I helped to make decorations was WEN the women's environmental network they are a very worth while group and I urge you to take a look http://www.wen.org.uk/ . So for this group we wanted to up cycle our clothes or fabric stash to make hearts and stars. here was my offering
it was also a real enjoyment putting our decorations up and then bringing the family back to have a look at our own and every ones elses efforts.
That's such a lovely idea having the community decorate the tree!
ReplyDeleteI go to a free sewing workshop every Wednesday evening and it's such a laugh. You never know what's going to come up in conversation and it's such a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. I'd like to get involved more, as you know I've signed up to be the secretary of the student committee but other than that the rest of the community projects are based around knitting, which I can't do! Boo Hoo!
charolette,
ReplyDeleteHow much fun.. I am so envious. I would have loved to be there. We have nothing like that here..[sad]
I know you had so much fun.. And how wonderful for the community to come together like that..
so proud for you.. Keep sewing and crafting..and having fun.
How lovely..I'm current doing the pillowcase dresses and I'm also run the Rochester burda style sewing club. Its so much fun.
ReplyDeleteAt work, on a Wednesday lunchtime, we have a 'craft session' in the cafeteria. We call it our 'oasis' within the week, where we can just put work aside and enjoy whatever project we've brought to do. Also a good way of getting to know other people across the company.
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