October 2025

We are pleased to welcome two new members, Lisa and Cathy. 

Geri did a little demonstration on making cording using a cording drill.

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Geri's 'Quaker Pumpkin' by The Stitcherhood

and her 'Halloween FlipIt' from Lizzie Kate.

Lisa's 'St. David's Dragon' by Ink Circles,

and 'Chubby Bird' by Jeannette Douglas Designs

Marion's container with needle lace lid designed by Judy Chen.

Lots of wee accessories inside.

Geri's Halloween humbug

At our November 1 Saturday Stitch day Pat Armour will be doing a workshop on an illuminated letter.  At the Wednesday evening meeting in November, Geri will be sharing information on Rhodes stitches.

September 2025

At last June's meeting, it was decided that the theme for next June's TATA (Trillium Annual Themed Award) would be 'smalls'. Basically something stitched that is small, and often a useful item such as a needlebook, pin cushion, scissor case, scissor fob, etc. 

At our first meeting of the 2025 - 2026 year, several members brought in some of their smalls for inspiration.

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Nancy brought in the sampler she started at StitchCon in 2019 - completed this year. It's 'A Saviour's Praise' from Shakespeare's Peddler.

Meagan's 'Believe' designed by Erin Elizabeth, stitched on 32ct Paranormal linen.

Marion's wool felt appliqué seashore project. From experience, rug hooking wool is the best to work with.

Marilyn's felted wool turtle.

Victoria's 'Still Queen of the Needle' from Just Nan.

Bernie took a photo of this design on a visit to Minister's Island PEI - only accessible by car at low tide. 

Back at home, she charted it onto graph paper, then stitched it keeping true to the original colours.

Inspired by an Indigo bookmark, she also designed and stitched a bookmark and little bellpull.

Victoria's Mary Allcorn sampler drum from Hobby House Press. This reproduction was originally designed in 1764.

World Embroidery Day 2025

Yesterday, July 30, was World Embroidery Day! This event was established in 2011 by a group of passionate embroiderers from Sweden "to acknowledge and promote the craft of decorating fabric using a needle to apply thread or yarn".

To observe this auspicious day, several members of the Trillium Guild met under some shade trees at Lakeview Park in Oshawa to spend a few hours together stitching and chatting.

We all brought our chairs and lunches and enjoyed the lovely, cool breezes off Lake Ontario.

In spite of the oppressive heat further inland, it was very enjoyable spending a few hours out in the fresh air in the shade of a big tree on the shore of beautiful Lake Ontario.

It was a very enjoyable way to spend our day.

Many of us will meet up again on Saturday; our regular stitch day which is held the first Saturday of every month - all year long.

June 2025

The Annual General Meeting is held in June every year. Officers for 2025-2026 were elected and the budget was accepted unanimously.

Every June the guild runs a stitchery competition - the Trillium Annual Themed Award (TATA). This year there wasn't a theme, rather, any piece of stitchery completed this year qualified for adjudication.

The entrants were:

Marilyn's wool felt Pear Etui,

Jeanette's red sampler designed by 'A Mon Ami',

Nancy's Fraktur-style wedding sampler 'Love Never Fails' designed by Barbara Ana,

MaryK's little stitchery tool storage tin

containing a wool felt flower pincushion, needle minder, and scissors.

MaryK's project bag (from It's Sew Emma), pincushion, and scissor fob.

Nancy's 'Wings of Change' designed by Silver Creek Samplers.

Nancy's June pillow from Hands On Design 'A Year of Celebration'.

Nancy's strawberry

Nancy's strawberry

And this year's TATA winners are Jeanette with her "Mayfly and Iris" stumpwork designed by Jane Nicholas 

and Marion's punto antico 'Joy', designed by Kathryn Drummond.

Thanks to all who entered this year and special congratulations to Jeanette and Marion for your winning pieces. 

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 17, 2025. However we will continue to have our stitching first Saturdays throughout the summer on July 5, August 2, and September 6.

Happy summer stitching, everyone!

May 2025

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MaryK's Super...docious by Sue Hillis

Jeanette's I'd Rather Bee Stitching needlebook by The Bee Company

Geri's Hapsburg lace Snowflake Sampler by Tanja Berlin

MaryK's Brown Bunny Run by Sue Hillis

Siobhain's M Sampler 1641 in Rotterdam Historical Museum

 

April 2025

MaryK's angels on perforated paper.

Vintage Birds designed by Jeannette Douglas

Judy displayed a trio of Easter-themed biscornus and an Erica Michaels American Goldfinch strawberryf

She also made the pins.

Geri displayed the Plum Street Samplers design 'Live on Little'. It's on 40ct and there were several modifications, including the Canadian flag and using a much lighter 'mortar' on the big house.

She also brought in Cinnamon Stars, another Plum Street Samplers design.

Tonight was also THE BIG REVEAL of the Round Robin that had been operating since January 2024.

Recipients were thrilled with how their pieces turned out.