Leith SWI

What else would the ladies from Leith SWI be doing on a Tuesday night but playing (or trying to play) Petanque at the Inverleith Petanque club. It was a glorious night, sunny and warm and filled with laughter. Armed with our boules we endeavoured to get closest to the jack - yes the jack was that small! We had 3 lovely members of the Petanque club helping us understand the rules and to help some of us out with our throwing aims. It was really a fabulous night and I think a few of us found out that they were really good at it. If anyone fancies a go, contact https://inverleithpetanque.co.uk/

We had a fascinating talk from Susie Finlayson about the Waverley station embroidery panels. Susie also gave us a bit of background as to how this came about. She brought the panel in and we all got to sew a few stitches each. It was all very exciting to think that Leith SWIs work will be on display in the future. The design is of the lovely glass ceiling in Waverley station along with the Flying Scotsman. If you've never looked up when you're in the station, and really who does while rushing for a train, next time have a quick look.

The lovely ladies from Leith SWI were in full boutonniere making mode. Our artistic talents were in full swing once we had all our instructions from expert Linda from Glasserton SWI. We had such a huge choice of flowers, foliage, ribbons and trims it was difficult to know where to start however we all made some fabulous creations. A brilliant night.

Typical, you're waiting for a bus and 20 come along at once, well in our case it was 20 cross stitched Edinburgh buses. Indy our tutor made sure we had all the thread, patterns and other essential equipment all prepared for us in pack so we could get started. Indy helped us all get started and, between chatter, we all managed to get to grips with our projects. We also had an Easter themed raffle organised by Allison. A good night was had and maybe this will be a new hobby for some of us.