While at Stitches, Alice took a class where she made this beaded bracelet. I'm sorry this is not such a clear picture. You really can't see the detail in it.

Christina spun and knitted this wool for these leg warmers.

We now have two completed afghans from our squares. We have several more just about finished.

Denise is working on a piece of embroidery for a class she is taking. The design is of her own making.

Here is Janis demonstrating her card weaving loom.

Janis spent her quiet moments on her boat this summer making lanyards on a card weaving loom. She is going to put some of these on display at the library in January.

A more detailed view of Alice's shawl.

Alice has worked diligently on this shawl for several months to have it ready to model at Stitches which she did at the beginning of November. It is a candle flame stitch. It turned out just beautiful.

Carole is currently working on this quilt. She brought several books about hankies with her. We learned that every state has a hankie. Carole has a hankie from her home state which at one showed the location of the town that Carole is from. Of course that is the spot that has become worn out. She also buys hankies on line. She showed us a picture of an Elvis hanky that was selling on e-bay for $400.00!! Thank you Carole for sharing your beautiful quilts with us.

Carole brought two of her beautiful hanky quilts made from hankies from the 40's and 50's. This quilt was made from hankies that came from the estate of J.H. Forbes who was from right here on Collings Ave. in Collingswood. Carole bought the hankies from an antique store in Haddonfield. The hankies are sewn together by hand. They are backed by muslin and batting. Then they are finished off with a back piece just like a regular quilt. One of the neat thing about these hankies was that folded inside of a number of them, Carole found cards saying who Mrs. Forbes had received that hankie from. The hankies in this quilt are probably from the 1950's. This was determined by their size. The smaller hankies are usually from the 194o's.

Lena is working on a shawl from linen and cotton. What a work of art.

Denise also brought one of her quilts that she is making for her quilt group to donate to a charity as well. This was so soft. I know the child receiving it will really love it.

We had the delightful pleasure of meeting the original knitter that made the parts of that lovely sweater Alice finished earlier this summer. Her name is Beulah. After Alice finished the sweater she returned it to Beulah. Beulah is going to donate it to an auction for the Christian Woman's organization. The funds are used to help underprivileged people.

Alice also made little piggy socks to go with it.

Alice brought in the dress, hat and sweater that she had made for a gift. It was so sweet!

We really worked hard at the August meeting. Unfortunately, I only got one picture taken of Sandy's project. We worked on the rug and on assembling the knitted squares for the blankets for Linus project. I will try to take a few pictures here at home to show what we accomplished this month.

Sandy is working on a counted cross stitch picture of three adorable kittens. This is a labor of love.

Leslie, from the Groovy Knitters, chats with Ruth. Leslie is learning to spin.

Bob talks with Denise about the circular rug she has started using fabric scraps from her quilting.

We welcome Bob back after his knee surgery in June. Speedy recovery, Bob!

We have starte adding embellishments to our felted rug. Our goal is to sell the rug after displaying it. We have been given the month of January 2009 to use the display case at the Collingswood library to mount an exhibit about our guild. We also have permission to hang the rug above the circulation desk to display it. Put on your thinking caps. We will be working on the display at our meetings.

Ruth made a sweater from the Knitting Daily pattern called Central Park Hoodie

Linda took a turn at learning to spin. She made a very respectable skein of yarn. Lena just returned from a trip to her native country Sweden. Christiana sports a new hair-do! Very nice!! Terry brought Victoria and her bead store to our attention. Thank you Terry for introducing us to yet another great way to express ourselves by adding beading to our knitting/crocheting.

Victoria brought many samples of jewelry and accessories that she has made using beads and knitting. Thank you so much, Victoria, for coming out to our guild. Her finished was very inspiring.

Alice dazzles us all with her beautiful shawl.

We also had a guest speaker, Victoria Gray Harding from The Bead Cellar in Pennsauken on Westfield Ave. The number at the store is 856-665-4744. The web site is www.beadcellar.com

This is a pattern downloaded from the web site called "The Purl Bee". Look for new patterns here: (see flickr address and web address shown below this picture) Thanks, Jodi for showing us this pattern.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/purlbee/2415746081/
http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2008/4/14/whits-knits-pom-pom-peds.html

Joan is starting a crocheting project.

We had four new fiber enthusiasts join us this month. One was Brook. She is an avid knitter and has unbelievable skill with a drop spindle. Welcome to all of you.

Jodi was able to join us this month and she did not have idle hands.

Sandy finished two of the quilted balls that Carole showed us how to make at the last meeting. Nice job, Sandy. They look great.

Marie's sock fits! Yeah!!!

Carol works on her quilt. What a neat pin cushion.

Janis models a top that she has woven. She will be back in the fall. She is off for a summer of fun on her boat. Have fun, Janis! We will be looking forward to seeing what you have created over the summer.

Bernadette is also working on socks.

As Ruth looks on, Marie shows off the sock she has been knitting.

Alice models the shrug that she knit with yarn and pattern from Kraemer's Mill

Kraemer's Mill

Barb and Connie at Kraemer's Mill

Kraemer's Mill

Kraemer's Mill