Manx Quilting

 Michelle brought us this idea. For people (like me) who are afraid of quilting, this technique uses mainly tacking stitches which aren't visible. 

These pieces are taking a little while to complete, so I'll add more when they're done.

Maria

Tricia

Gatefold Cards

 We spent our last meeting making gatefold cards. These are fairly simple, and make a change from standard 'book fold' cards.

We used pre-cut 6 by 6in cards where we didn't fold the centre score and paper mainly from The Range or The Works with mirror card and various embellishments from individual members' stash.

Michelle

Shilpa

Shobha

Sue

Tricia 

Woolly Hat Table Favours

 For our first meeting of 2026, Sue led us making table favours that look like woolly hats. These don't require knitting or crochet, and just consist of card rings and leftover yarn.

Dominique

Jyotsna

Michelle

Nadi

Parvin

Shobha

Tricia

Winter-Themed 3D Decoupage

 Our recent meeting resulted in some beautiful winter-themed cards. Some used images from Hunkydory or Find It Creations and others used images they'd bought for themselves.

Dominique

Nadi also provided some photos angled to show the layers. These Hunkydory images have lots!

Nadi

Shobha

Tricia (the top is Find It Creations, the others Hunkydory)

Winter-Themed Cards

 We used some die cuts cut using dies from last year's Spellbinders Twelve Days of Stitchmas Advent calendar. These produce images that can be stitched, but most of them look great unstitched too. We tried to use them with some matting and layering.

Beryl

Mirror card is lovely - but it's hard to phototgraph! Apologies for the unintended 'selfie'.

Jyotsna (and honorary member Aanya)

Shilpa

Sue H

Tricia - made at our meeting

And two made in advance.