On Wednesday, several of us arrived at the BIRD building armed with needles, scissors, hooks and spare yarn for sewing up. We also managed to take along a good helping of biscuits & cakes to help keep our energy levels up :)
Despite my worst anxieties that we would not have enough squares to cover the door I was really pleased to see we had a good table full by the time we got everything laid out! It was heart warming to see just how much effort had gone into the squares and motifs which had not only been sent in by group members and their families but also from patients & visitors to the nearby Mineral Hospital and from as far away as Australia!
We had a heap of pom poms to play with....and some brilliant 'banners' with the group name on....
...and one group member had cleverly crochet some hands to represent our logo!
Stopping only for a little light refereshment... (believe me these carrot cake & cream cheese cup-cakes were beyond delicious!)
Making up the garlands was pretty easy but it wasn't all plain sailing and we had a slight hiccup with the door blanket which, when hung up, dropped so much that it meant the gap we'd left for the letter box was far to low! Still, we were determined not to be beaten and did a quick bit of in situ stitching 'n' gathering and in the end all was well...
we also 'dressed up' some nearby drainpipes...
and strung up a magnificent cascade of pom poms....
and by the end of the day all the garlands were criss-crossing and fluttering prettily between the windows...
We still had some bits & pieces left on the table and a fantastic spider web creation too, but simply ran out of time & daylight! However, we certainly won't be letting it go to waste and we are returning next week to install the rest.
I really hope it manages to stay up all through December and helps to raise the profile of the PsAZZ Support Group!
If you are in Bath, do pop by to have a little look :-)
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