Grow your Blog 2014

Welcome to all the newcomers to my blog.  I have been blogging since 2009, mainly about my embroidery but also occasionally about whatever is happening of some importance in my life.

I love surface embroidery, Goldwork and Stumpwork, all of which I try to incorporate into my Crazy Quilting which is also what I love.

I didn't start doing embroidery until a few years ago, but now this is all I do.  My son and I recently created a FREE Embroidery App for iPhone-iPad-iPod, the link is on the left side bar as well as here. It's gonna be a while now unfortunately before I get an Android version up an running, son now has a full time job, and so our time is very limited what time we can spend together on it.

I teach several classes a year with Joggles.com, in the top page tabs you can navigate to the page where more info about what classes I do or up coming are listed.  My next two classes are: The needlelace Dolphin on the 20th Feb 

and Cheerful Flutterings on the 8th April.

Also on these tabs are the FREE Tutorials and template downloads for the projects in our Embroidery App. You can also download my new FREE 2014 Printable Calendar.  I posted a few posts ago on how to put it together.

 

I am a member of several Yahoo online forum groups, but mainly I am involved with Crazy Quilting International and their swaps, Southern Cross Crazies and their swaps, CQJP and their Annual challenge, but I would be far more involved with StitchMap, where you can learn many different forms of embroidery for Free.  To get more info on these groups their 'buttons' are on the left or right side of the blog.

My ongoing major project this year is the CQJP project, which is the 12 Days of Christmas Wall hanging.  Worked with goldwork and stump-work elements as well as incorporating crazy quilting. I am currently up to number 6.

I am locally involved in two craft groups and Scouts Australia.  Fibres and Fabrics are a local fibre arts group which I am involved with.  Here is the link to their blog.  I am also Chief Steward of the Arts and Crafts division of our local show, here is the link to the Show Schedule if you are local and wish to enter.

I live in the wonderful north Queensland city of Townsville on the East Coast of Australia, a place of great inspiration for my embroideries.

I hope you decide to come back and tag along with me on my journey into Embroidery.

Arlene

2014 Townsville show Arts and Crafts Schedule - Now available for download

The 2014 Townsville Show Arts and Crafts Schedule is now available for download.  click on the link on the right here and that will take you to their blog.  You can also follow them on their facebook page.

Arlene

Winners at the 2013 Townsville Show

The champions from each sections are:
 
Knitting: Sponsored by Bendigo Woollen Mills - Heather Lamont

 

Crochet: Sponosored by Anne-marie Hair Salon - Wendy Harvey















 
Hand Embroidery and Needlework: sponsored by Ray and Linda Gartrell -  Wilma Brookhouse



 











Cross stitch and Tapestry: Sponsored by Cando books
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Supreme Champion – Sponsored  the Townsville Show - Judith Nutt













 
Patchwork and quilting, which have two awards - Best piece of patchwork and quilting: Sponsored by Quilters Blessing Patchwork - Keryn Hall







 






 
And champion quilt: Sponosored by Fibers and Fabrics -  Alison Garret

 
 

Machine Sewing: also sponosed by Quilters blessing patchwork - Kay Lowe














 

Champion doll: Sponosored by Tropical Topsie Dolls Club – Beryl Bull



 










 
Fabric base crafts: Sponosed also by Quilters Blessing Patchwork - Veronica Sand














 




Non fabric based crafts: sponosored by Ray and Linda Gartrell - Lyn Newman
 











Special needs Person: sponsored by Complete Tag Solutions - Cheryl Gray
 















Persons over 65:  Sponsored by Quilters Blessing Patchwork - Pat Skvarc

 












And
Secondary school children: Quilters Blessing patchwork - McKenzie Hilditch
 














Secondary Encouragement award –Sponsored by Complete Tag Solutons And Jenni Stewart-  Ebonie Crane (St Margaret Mary’s College Student) 















Primary school children: Sponsored by Complete Tag Solutions and Jenni Stewart – Taylor Stafford





Primary encouragement award: Sponsored by Fibers and Fabrics  – Kesley Krueger
 














 

Champion Primary boy: Sponosored by CinShei Designs in memory of their grandson Mason -  Clinton Zonneveld













Our special awards are:
 
The Esma Squire Encougement Award, sponsored by QCWA, Townsville - winner Rachel McGuinness

 
Trevor and Jean Grover Perpetual Trophy - Innovation Award – Sponsored by Sunlit Blooms Sewing – Arlene White (yes me)....














Aggregate champion  – Sponsored by Sunlit Blooms Sewing – Jenni Stewart
Jenni is being presented with her $500 voucher from Diann, Sunlit Blooms Sewing.













Congratulations to all the winners

A BIG THANK YOU to all our wonderful sponsors:

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Everest Designs, The Quilters Blessings Patchwork, Kimono quilts, NQ Fabrics Buttons and bows, Colleen Gleeson, Complete Tag Solutions, A Bear Affair, Anne-Maries Hair Salon, AZZA scrapbooking, A Craft Affair, the Bead Shack, BnD Quality Picture Framing, Supreme Picture framing, Bottlebrush Lane, Townsville Hatters, Fibers and Fabrics, Councillor Ray Gartrell and his wife Linda. Marci’s Quilting, Echinda Embroidery, The Tropical Topsie Dolls Club, Just Country Crafts, Hillbilly Craft Store, CinShei Designs, Cardz byou, Can do Books, Bendigo Woollen Mill, Jenni Stewart and The QCWA.

I have had a few people say to me I’ve done a fantastic job, thank you, but I could not do half this job as well without the great support and help from these fantastic women and gentlemen, so a huge thank you to my team of helpers: 

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Helga Lee, Leisa and Amanda Everest, Kerin Griffiths, Keryn Hall, Judy Parsons, Ray Part, Pat Skvarc, Jean Grove, Jean Nicholson, Mavis Bunting, Shirley Boyd, Rachel McGuiness, Bev Roy, Daphne Higginson, Connie Peeters, Heather and Tony Lamont and some new comers, our Fibres and Fabrics ladies Veronica, Lyn, and Helen and I know I’m going to miss some, so thank you so very much. Also to Bev Gunton who takes a permanent record of our exhibition.

 Arlene

Winning results - Townsville Show

After an exhausting two weeks of Judging, and hanging the exhibits for the Townsville Show, it's all done.  Last Thursday night was the Presentation evening, and there was a fabulous show up.
Some of our sponsors were there to present their prizes, and I was honored to be presented with the Innovative Champion Trophy by Jean Grove for my CQJP 2012 Crazy Patchwork Christmas Tree Skirt. 

To add more icing on the cake, I received 3 firsts and 2 seconds for my 8 entries. The three first's were for my gold beetle, Cheerful Fluttering's and my Crazy Patch thread roll.  The seconds were for my 'Doris' and Goldwork Poinsettia flower.

Getting a first for my beetle was a wonderful surprise and just adds to the excitement that little bug has created. Not to say I'm not excited about my other pieces, but he is something special to me now.  I am also over the moon about the tree skirt, it's amazing how many men have actually stopped and looks and oohed and aahed at it, very exciting.
After the show is finished I will post the winning champions.
Arlene

Time for the 'Show' - The Townsville Show

Boy oh Boy has this year flown by, it's already half way done and that means it's Show time.

The entries are in, Judged and are now being hung for public viewing...... Can't tell you winners yet, that would spoil the surprise......

Our smiling judges with me (Chief Steward). 













Our small group of hangers, Leisa (on the ladder) organizes all the hanging, and does a fantastic job.  We had a great representation from St Mary's College here in Townsville, nearly 150 items for entered by their students.  This is the year 8 bags being hung.

 Barb, our judge from Gladstone, judged the Schools section, Judy in the background as her assistant.

 Kim from Brisbane, judged the Quilting, senior sewing, bears and dolls.  Lyn in the background was her helper, along with Helga and Veronica.

 Lyn (r) judged the Knitting, Crochet, Hand embroidery and Cross Stitch sections, she was helped by Kath and Veronica.

 Yvonne and Deborah, from Cairns judged everything else.

Thank you Judges for a job well done.

More in the next few days after everything is hung, and Presentation night over....
Arlene

Promoting our local show

Hello All,

 

2013 Show Schedule

As Chief Steward again this year, I'd like to get many more entries than last year.  So if you can promote this for us, please do.

Arlene

Townsville Show - Winning Entries

G'day All,

Well I did quiet well at the show.

My entries were:

1. Rosey's Walk - Stumpwork - 1st

2. Lady on a swing - Stumpwork - 2nd (to Rosey's walk)

3. Victorian Pin Cushion - Stumpwork
(sewing accessory) it didn't place















4. Beaded Xmas Ordy (didn't place)

5. Scrapbook page 1st

Two page spread, above is it closed, and below is it open with the kaleidoscope.

6. Sampler Stumpwork Book - 1st

 

7. Crazy Quilting 6 inch square - 2nd place


So out of my 7 entries I have 3 firsts and 2 seconds.

So to say that I am over the moon is an understatement.

Arlene

My winning peices at the Townsville Show

I was so excited when I found out the results of the Art and Crafts division at the Townsville Show.  I had 11 entries, and I was so thrilled when 7 of my entries were placed.
So without further rambling here are all my winning entries....
First of all, my first place ribbon embroidery piece.

and here are the four second places, Doris was one

My scroll was another

My felt bag was another second place

and my gold work sampler, next to it is one of my third place pieces, the etui box

And my other gold work piece got the other third spot.

And that's all my winning entries.

TTFN

Arlene