What a lovely day we had on Saturday
at the Sweetie Bag workshop day, the sun was shining and the atmosphere was
brimming with enthusiasm and anticipation. Everyone had their
machines and sewing equipment out, we looked very
industrious.
Pauline showed us stage by stage how
to create the pretty bags with very comprehensive instructions and notes during
the day ( which are handy for those of us who are very sociable and like to sit
and talk when we should be sewing!!)
We tried various pieces of lace
against the fabric we had stitched, and then tea- dyed the chosen lace, this
was so enjoyable - who doesn't like having a fabulous choice of fabric to
pick and choose from?
The bags are a fantastic project to
enjoy the therapy of stitching, by machine and by hand, something that we all
enjoy doing and invariably don't have enough time for.
We discovered a few things:
Pauline sews on the machine without her shoes on!
Tea makes your hands yellow!
Hairdryers are meant for drying fabric!
Talking does not produce a finished project!
Chocolate biscuits don't go with heirloom sewing techniques!
But most importantly of
all, we created the start of a lovely Sweetie Bag, thanks to a super
workshop, fabulous instruction by Pauline and her generosity with the lace,
thread and beads etc.,
As always at the Guild days,
we learnt such a lot on Saturday, there were hints and tips throughought the
session. I hope that everyone finishes their bag so that we can put them
all on show at the next exhibition and many thanks again to everyone who came
and to Pauline for a super day!
Ann Warren.
