Bring your finished or unfinished project you started at the August meeting. Mine will be very unfinished so no worries! If you finished, bring your project for show and tell and another project to work on! Bring your supplies, lunch and sew awhile. If you missed the August meeting, no problem. We have plenty of kits to share and you can get started on a creative project inspired by the Japanese philosophy towards "quilting". The article that explains this philosophy is: https://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2017/04/difference-in-japanese-quilting/
Five aspects of Japanese quilting that can guide our projects:
Handwork: Their homes are small so not as much room for machines but handwork is also ingrained in the Japanese culture.
Thrifty: Japan is an expensive place to live and thriftiness is a part of the culture
Improvisational: something right up our alley but it is tied to the thriftiness thing.
Materials and More: The Japanese are not afraid to MIX IT UP but this is tied to the thrifty thing and improv! See pic in right hand corner.
Everyday Life: There is quilting evident in many items used in everyday life-they are not just making quilts. There are also craft stores everywhere like there used to be here. Ah, the dream!
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.