SerenTex textiles

Sue brought her beautiful quilt to show us how it was made using a similar idea to the work we did at yesterday's workshop with Janine. I have mentioned before that our Sue won the highest award possible for her Patchwork and Quilting, City and Guilds work, by being awarded the Gold Medal. This is one of her quilts shown below. I'm afraid I focused on Sue rather than the quilt.



Above and below are two close-ups from the quilt, but these don't do it justice either.


This is Joan's Iris which she had almost finished at Plas Tan y Bwlch.


We are all taking part in a project on trees, which we hope to put together as one work of art eventually. Joan being a perfectionist was not happy with the first one and made a second, but she's also made a third. well I think they are all lovely.





she also brough a beautiful card she'd made for Rhiannon.

Another workshop

Janine decided to surprise us with her workshop and only gave us a list of things to bring with us. You can imagine my surprise when I realised that the work she did with us involved circles! I have been thinking in circles for the last week for some reason. A most enjoyable afternoon and enjoyed by us all.


We all laughed when Janine brough out a special sheet of paper in Trish's favourite colours and said she'd made it for her. You can see how pleased she is.
I will post some more photos of textiles which will interest you all tomorrow.

More Plas Tan y Bwlch - long

This is day two at Plas for SerenTex and Sue arrives. It felt just as if the sun had come out and we all livened up,and the real sun did come out too. Hi from Plas from us all Sheila! A bit late, but never mind.


Carol and Sue.



Sue enjoyed painting and decorating papers experimenting with different techniques and she also did some monoprinting on Evolon which turned out really well, but I don't seem to have a photo of those.


I thought you would enjoy seeing Cinderella and the ugly sisters.


I'm sure you will agree that this is a beauty? This is the design Trish created for our project 'Trees'.




This is Carol's paper Flower Design that we started with Sue at a SerenTex meeting. This has turned out really well and the black and white photocopy looks as good as the original.



Joan also covered a lot of ground over the weekend as she almost finished her orchid piece shown in the last post. She finished the weaving which we all started after a demo by Trish at a recent SerenTex meeting, she called this one Hawaiian Sunset. Then she had time to start another embroidered piece of work on soluble paper which is unfinished.


This is a piece that our friend Jenny started at Plas. Jenny always joins us here every year.


A piece of work started by Trish and I hope to show you this one when it's finished.


This is Gaynor working on her quilt, which I think is called 'Transformation'.


I know I took another photo of Rhiannon and her tree, but I can't find it, so this tiny one of her working on it will have to suffice.

We were joined by Maggie and Mary on the third day, both 'proper artists' and next year we hope they will be with us for the whole weekend!

Plas Tan y Bwlch

This is just a taster of our weekend at Plas and I'm sure the others will agree with me that Carol was the star of the show this year, so I show her work first. This is only a tiny part of the wonderful work she turned out in such a short time.

Retreat at Plas

This is where we are going to be working this year, the stables block. It has been beautifully converted.

SerenTex Tuesday

When you look at the next few photos you will understand why Chuckie Chicken is going to pick up the tape measure.


Well, well. Just look at this!


And this! Sue brought a Tiramisu cake to share, a BIG one. But fair play to Miriam, she deserves a large piece of that cake, she's just become a Grandmother for the first time. Congratulations to Miriam, Derek and the happy young parents.



Miriam is making this quilt for Isaac her new grandson. There's a lovely story that goes with the designs in this quilt and she will tell Isaac the story one day when he's older. I would like to share it with you too, but I think I'd better have her permission first.


This shows that four heads could be better than one when it comes to designs.


We're all computer literate in this group now as you can see.


Here is Anne's tree design in progress.


This is Rhiannon's weaving in progress. I think it's going to be really special.


This is Gwyneth working on her tree. I love this one.


Mary is busy creating work for her coming exhibition and it is hard going.


Just look at her needle. It got bent as she was pushing it through the fabric!


She had to resort to using pliers to stitch this.

We have two keen quilters in the group, Rosemary and Gaynor. This Bargello work is Rosemary's and is inspired by Global warming, she also had a lovely piece of weaving that I forgot to take. I'm sure Gaynor had some work with her, but I don't seem to have had a photo of it. Sorry Gaynor.

Weaving

This is Rhiannon who is our birthday Girl today. She is so special she had 2 birthday cakes specially made for her by Miriam and Ann. The flowers she's wearing were a gift from Sue who had made them. She also had loads of handmade birthday cards from us all which I forgot to photgraph.


These are the beautiful tiny books Sue made from the samples she made when Carol demonstrated last month.


Here is today's tutor, Trish giving Gaynor some tips on weaving.



We all started on the project, but did not get very far with all the talking and the Birthday Party going on. Trish is our only weaver at the group and creates some wonderful pieces which you will have seen if you follow SerenTex.
Below are the 2 small samples she brought with her today with a book full of samples and handouts for us all.



This post is rather rushed tonight, so I hope there are not too many mistakes in it.