June 2026

Our June meeting traditionally is our Annual General Meeting and Trillium Annual Themed Awards (TATA).

TATA entries:

Original designs:

Charted and adapted charts:

And the winners, Cathy and MaryK. Congratulations!

Our next meeting is Wednesday, September 16 at 7pm

Our stitching Saturdays will continue through the summer: July 4 and August 1

Have a great summer and happy stitching!

May 2026

At this month's meeting, many members brought in and shared some of their earliest embroidery pieces.  

Show and Share

Meagan's marine-themed pieces - 'Bubble Seahorse' by Counting Puddles and 'Midnight Ocean' by Tiny Modernist.

Cathy's seasonal pieces.

Jeanette's Round Robin from the Toronto Guild of Stitchery.

MaryK's violet punch needle.

Geri's 'Stars' by The Drawn Thread

Our next stitch day is Saturday, June 6 and the next meeting will be Wednesday, June 17 at which our Trillium Annual Themed Award (TATA) items will be judged. This year's theme is smalls.

April 2026

Our April retreat at Elim Lodge was moved to the second weekend of April due to the travel schedule of the organizer, Jeanette, who was going to be away the last weekend of April. About 25 people attended staying either for the day or 1, 2, or 3 nights. 

Three stash giveaway tables were set up and folks donated and took what they wanted. There was a donation jar for contributions to a local charity.

At our monthly meeting Marilyn made a presentation on the highlights of the Peterborough Fibre Festival and the basics of needle felting vs wet felting. 

Show and Share

Cathy brought in her 'Rabbit and Dandelions' piece which included wool felt appliqué.

and a wool felt appliqué Blue Jay from Heart in Hand.

Bev's 'Moonlit Cottage' by Quaint Rose Needlearts, a mattress-shaped pincushion, and two of her decorative pins,

a triangular, blackwork scissor case of her own design,

and the tiny biscornu from the Spring 2025  'Embroidery Canada' Magazine. 

Siobhain's 'The Long Mile' sampler designed by Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor.

Bernie's 'House of Stitching' by Nicky's Creations.

Encouraged by her newly-acquired punch needle skills, MaryK completed this wee project she's had in her stash for ages.

MaryK's 'Bunny Biscornu' by Durene Jones

and 'Honeybee' biscornu by Teresa Kogut.

MaryK also displayed several antique sewing items.

Judy made a needlebook using some English Paper Pieced hexagons.

Susan's 'Tapestry of Stitches' sampler by Jeannette Douglas.

Nancy's 'A Saviour's Praise' by Shakespeare's Peddler.

March 2026

Our January and February meetings were both cancelled due to weather.

Show and Share

Nancy's Country Cottage Needleworks 'February'.

Bev brought in her first stitching projects completed when she was 8; an elephant, and cross stitch on gingham.

She also brought in a dresser scarf from her nana's trousseau.

Poppy gave a very animated and informative report on her textile tour of Japan. It had been organized by the Toronto Guild of Stitchery.

December 2025

There was no business meeting this month. We did an ornament exchange at December's meeting instead. The executive provided the tunes and finger food.

Everyone participated! Most as exchangers and one as a stand-in for an absentee who had dropped off her ornament with another member. Two tables were put end to end so we could sit side by side and across from someone.

MaryK had a script that had the words, 'left', 'right', and 'across' embedded so there was a lot of shuffling of wrapped ornaments before they arrived at their final recipient.

Ta-da!!

Zooming in on some...

Yes, those are real twigs couched into place.

Geri's 'Moonshine Cabin' a 2023 collaborative design from Evertote, Modern Folk Embroidery, and Roxy Floss.

The executive provided tunes and finger food for our celebration. We also had Show and Share.

Suzanne's 'Fair Isle Isn't Just A Sweater' round robin - beautifully framed by Kimat Designs. 

MaryK's 'Night Ride' .

One of many Christmas stockings crafted by Cathy.

Marilyn's project bag.

Jeanette just picked up from the framer, this 'Japanese Iris and Mayfly' Jane Nicholas stumpwork from the 2023 EGA Boston Seminar.

Marilyn's Christmas 'Tiny Town' designed by Heart In Hand

Since learning punch needle at our December stitch day, Marilyn has completed two pieces. This one used 6 strands of floss, 

and this one used 3 strands.

The learning piece at the punch needle workshop was a poinsettia pin. Marilyn, Geri, and Cathy proudly displayed theirs. 

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Marilyn also completed the needle book/sewing case from the cover of the EAC Embroidery Canada Magazine. Pat Armour, the designer, gave a workshop on 'illuminated letters' at our November Saturday stitch day.

Marilyn designed and embroidered her 'M' on the back 

The interior...

Marilyn's two wool felt appliqué bell pulls.

A wee sampler stitched over one thread.

Two felted Christmas tree ornaments from Buttermilk Basin's 'Ornament Extravaganza' book.

Two From the Heart blocks in the 'Little quilt Block Sampler' series.