Success for EYES members at Harrogate, Hilary Goldsmith achieved an award in the small quilt category whilst the Rainbow Quilt and the Slice Quilt both achieved accolades in the group quilt categories.

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Hilary receiving a shield, on behalf of the EYES members who made the slice quilt. The sponsors of the show were Direct Knit and Sew, Sheffield.

Slice quilt EYES on Beverley completed in honour of Anne Pye, past EYES member and originator of the slice quilt.

The  Certificate Judge’s Choice and rosette.

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Rainbow quilt  completed by EYES members for the May Exhibition held at Beverley Minster. Rosette awarded for second prize.

Another smaller than usual display as members are fully committed to our Minster Exhibition. Nonetheless a wonderful variety of work and talent displayed. Someone is even looking ahead to Christmas ! Check out the Father Christmas figure with its intricate embroidery.

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A smaller than usual display as everyone is working on items for the May Exhibition however everything of the usual high standard. Most have an Easter theme this month.

A wide range of creative textile work on display again this month. Ranging from quilts to intricate goldwork.

Look out for Hilary’s bags created from CABLE! (craft acquisitions beyond life expectancy) I am sure we all fall into this pit.

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Pineapple design , paper piecing begun at Philippa Naylor workshop, 2nd February.

Bed fit for Thumbelina.

Another wonderful display from EYES members showing the variety of skills and techniques.

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An appeal from our Librarian Lyn to members to donate sanitary pads to be included in the Hull ‘Red Box’ project.  The aim is to equip schools with emergency supplies for girls whose families cannot afford to provide these items themselves. Some families find the cost means their daughters do not attend school during their menstruation. This disrupts their  education with the potential that they fall behind in class.

Members were also asked to sew little pouches for the pads, as per the picture above.

Lyn can furnish further details to anyone interested in making the pouches.

Completed work from April’s Workshop; Layered Landscapes

Above and below May’s stage display.

Articles using fabric from sales table. Denim£1 bought last month. Checked blouse made for daughter (now 36).

Dabble day crazy patchwork square put to good purpose as a cusin cover.

Layered landscape completed.

!st attempt at felting, a kit made personal with the addition of the shepherd and his dog.

A work in progress.

An experiment inspired by April’s speaker’s work.

Stage Display April 2018

Stage display March 2018

Dorothy Bell

Hugette’s Cat quilt

Hugette putting her stash to good use

Wet felting workshop. Knit 1 Stitch 1 with Louise Walker

Paula ‘sales table’ using bargain fabrics.

Fabric from our sales table.

Val Baxter tapestry hassock

Stage display February 2018

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Jacky Ward-Lomax Mola work

This is a type of work done by the Kuna Indians of Panama and is mostly reverse applique with a small amount of simple embroidery and minimal applique. I am from a northern climate so my images reflect that – ‘Norse Runes and Yggdrasil’ (the world tree) rather than images of jungle and South American mythology which is typical of their creations.

Phillipa Naylor Workshop

3rd February 2018

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Monthly display of members work

November 2017 Stage Display

This month’s display had many completed items from the October Day School.

In line with November’s speaker Susan Brett brought along two embroidered pieces, the Tray Cloth and The Tree of Life, completed by her Aunt, Ethel Taylor, before WWII . Dr Kay-Williams of the RSN said that the Tree of Life was , and still is, a common theme in crewel work.

October 2017 Display

Susan was stitching this piece when she discovered EYES in 1984.

Autumn, Winter and Spring featured in ‘Stitch’ magazine.

A special piece by Paula for the Coral anniversary.