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Stitchin' on the Ridge

Carolinas Region Seminar 2005

 

 

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Region Director Ann Blalock on her way to class.(v)

The bookstore is open. Rita Ulam, Bookstore Committee Chair, takes her ease -- er, enjoys quality time stitching on her Swedish needlework project, while the Bookstore Manager (Rita's mom) keeps the bookstore in order. One of the many wonderful Opportunity Baskets can be seen in the background.(v)

Phyllis Maurer, "Swedish Needlework Techniques" teacher.(v)

A work in process in the "Swedish Needlework Techniques" class.(v)

A display of Swedish needlework.(v)

More Swedish needlework on display.(v)

Catherine Jordan ready to teach "A Dyeing Workshop & Needlepoint Quilt Pins".(v)

The dyeing class in action.(v)

The dyeing students who actually finished a pin or two -- and one who didn't! -- pose with teacher Catherine Jordan (second from right).(v)

Close up of needlepoint quilt pins which were stitched at seminar with floss dyed by the student.(v)

Carole Lake, teacher, "Purple Passion". (f)

Hard at work on "Purple Passion" in Carole Lake's class.(v)

More of Carole's students.(f)

Peeking over a shoulder to see the white/gold combination of "Purple Passion". A student takes time out to take pictures. (f)

Comparing their white and gold versions of "Purple Passion" in Carole Lake's class.(v)

Members of Aiken Stitchin' Belles pose with Carole Lake (second from right). (f)

Activity in the merchandise room.(v)

A busy vendor during merchandise night.(v)

Happy shoppers at Carole Lake's table during merchandise night.(v)

Hard at work and having fun in the studio time room.(v)

A work in process in the studio time room.(v)

A lucky recipient checks out the contents of her opportunity basket among envious onlookers.(v)

Special guests in the dyeing class are days' old cockatiels owned by Michelle Burroughs. The baby birds require hand feeding every 4 hours.(v)

An older cockatiel, but still too young to be left home alone.(v)

Seminar Committee. Clockwise from top left: Mary Margaret Lejeune, Sherrie Gillespie, Sue Osterberg, Sandy Plain, Jo Richmond, Mary Mahaffey, Sydney Mace, Rita Ulam (not pictured, Carolyn Braly and Madelyn Butts).(v)

Photographer Cynthia Vondrasek.(v)

(v) Pictures copyright © 2005 by Cynthia Vondrasek.  (f) Pictures copyright © 2005 by Lonnie Foley.  Published with permission.

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