I started an interest group at our church (we are getting back to in-person gatherings) called "Stitching with Friends". The concept is super simple - we set up a few tables, and people bring their own hand work projects. Two hours of chatting, show and tell, working side by side, sharing ideas.
We had five people the first week and ten people on Monday - with a wide range of projects: cross stitch, appliqué, embroidery, sashiko, hand quilting, pressing and cutting, EPP hexies.
I recently got Aya started with sashiko and she is really taking off - making some beautiful placemats!
This is my young friend Christina, who I coincidentally also knew from back in Massachusetts (I taught her how to quilt way back when). She lives in a different part of Tokyo and we hadn't seen each other in months.
Our weather is really turning and it is just gorgeous these days.
This morning David had some free time so I showed him the beautiful garden behind the Hotel New Otani. We taxied there, walked all around the garden, and then walked home together.
In Hinokicho-koen, the park near our apartment, we are seeing little hints of fall color. These photos are from yesterday - a gray day but so cool and crisp.
