On My Mind

I've been thinking about our up and coming sewing retreat at the Wylie Lakemont Fire Station November 11 thru the 15th. I have also been reading TURN by Annie Truitt. The book is her journaling from 1982 to 1984. It's been a tough read. I tried hard to find a commonality between her experiences and mine. Three quarters of the way through the 213 page book, I finally found a description of a group of women artists she met who lived and worked in Italy that resonated with me.It reminded me of our retreats. The Italian women met at the same cafe each day for morning coffee, then returned for lunch and finally dinner. In between their visits to the cafe they went back to their places and worked on their art. They shared their thoughts and activities during the cafe breaks. All this was repeated day after day. What a treat! The author saw the specialness in it and wrote " they are always busy explaining themselves to one another with the kind of exhaustive coziness I have observed only in congenial southern families in the United States." That's what I am looking forward to and I hope you are too, a healthy dose of 'exhaustive coziness."

Keep sewing,

Janice

November 11-15 Fall Retreat at Fire Station
December 10 Christmas Party and KISS it goodbye swap instead of presents.

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-thread-podcast/id1508572777?i=1000663499933

Her upcoming book is: Marking Your Time by Tommye McClure Scanlin

Marking Time with Fabric and Thread: Calendars, Diaries, and Journals within Your Fiber Craft https://a.co/d/71Q7u8N

Thanks for sharing this Linda Barron!

Need the password for member section for the guild (www.mlqg.org) website? Contact Linda Barron (linda.barron@gmail.com)

Silke uses Superior thread 100 weight (micro quilter)-blends in well.

Kathy I. uses 100 weight silk thread by Yli (order from Amazon or another vendor online).

Since we’re all at various levels when it comes to hand stitching, learn, refresh or improve your hand embroidery skills with tips and techniques from Bee members. Some of the experienced stitchers in Bee Artful are ready to share! Each month you can come with a sampler of some kind (cloth, hoop, needles, floss, and/or Perle cotton (see photo for a sampler idea) and learn some new stitches.

https://www.janedunnewold.com/resources/critiques

One is a checklist that can be used as a guideline when looking at a quilt - this is published on her website as part of her creative strength training class.

The second is a detailed essay she wrote concerning the process.

I hope that these documents will help the Bee Artful group conduct critique sessions that are productive.

It is hard to believe that the retreat is only a few weeks away! If there is anything I have forgotten on the retreat document, please let me know. I am hoping we get some time with Lynda Doll who continues to improve. Geri will do her demo on thick dyeing on Thursday and we will play with stamping fabric on Wednesday afternoon. Bring fabric you might want to add some painted stamps to. Please double check "everyone should bring" section of the retreat document so you have all the items necessary to have the most fun and creative retreat EVER!

I am happy to convey all of these wonderful "goings on" via this newsletter. Try to get things to me in advance of the end of the month via email (mandmoliver@gmail.com) or text. If you put the word "newsletter" somewhere in the message line I will be able to find it easier (if using email). See you soon.

Melinda