Christmas/End of Year Luncheon

On December 12th, duClay Chapter celebrated the holidays, the end of the year and the wrap up of the 2015 WIP Challenge.  We were presented with a problem a few weeks beforehand in that our group has grown too large to host the event at our beloved Bensel House.  Thankfully, Melody had a solution and we moved the event to the historic RiverDale Inn which is an absolutely charming locally owned victorian style inn.

Kerrie started His Eye is on the Sparrow Christmas 2014 and finished in September. She's knows for loving the big projects!   Linda (above) was our WIP Challenge Winner. The day was delightful!  We'll let the pictures speak for themselves but without a doubt, we are a talented bunch!  The photos that follow are WIP Challenge pieces, exchange items, in progress projects, or other finishes for 2015.  A complete set of all the pics taken during the luncheon can be found HERE.

October and November Chapter Activities

We're catching up on documenting our Chapter Activities for October and November.  We didn't get many photos but we had a great time and learned a lot.

In October, we had a mini-workshop on learning Twisted Cording a New Way.  Ellen facilitated this workshop.  Most of us were familiar with cording (we made it for our Jane Timmers classes) but this was  new to us.  

Our typical cording is the pink and the cording Ellen showed us how to make is the cream.

In November, we had our members bring in their frames and stands they use.  Each member gave an overview of the product, their likes and dislikes as well as the price points.  After the presentation, members were invited to take some stitches using the stands and frames in which they had some interest.

Not a lot of photos were taken for these activities but the entire set of photos can be found HERE.