The 2023-2024 President's Challenge was to create a Mandala.  Diane's winning contemporary design used gold threads on black Aida. Her design incorporated goldwork, surface embroidery, applique, stumpwork, blackwork and beading.   She amalgamated Sarah Homfray's daisy motif (http://www.sarahhomfray.com), part of an outside floral band by Dee Southall (xxInfinityStitchesxx 2001), and some blackwork patterns from Clare Bradshaw (The Steady Thread, 2019).  The overall design and layout and choice of threads were her own. Congratulations Diane!

Congratulations to Pira on her wonderful dragon card.  This piece is an original cyanotype on 14 count Aida embellished with blackwork; and was created as the 10th image for a 12 year New Year's card project.

Lori has completed her Embroidery Sampler Book. This was from a class taught by Mike and Nancy in 2021 and was inspired by a 17th Century Portuguese Sample Book in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Each person was given the opportunity to individualize their own Sampler Book with different motifs and make it truly their own.  Lovely work Lori!

Lori has completed this delightful original work of a little girl with flowers. Beautiful work Lori!

Suzanne has completed two charming Mary Maxim cross-stitch pictures.   One picture of teacups with beautiful flowers and a second picture of woodland animals. Very nice Suzanne!

Tamara completed this lovely scenic picture in counted cross-stitch on 18 count Aida cloth.   It is quite a large piece at 44 x 63 cm (17.3 x 24.8 in) and it took five years to finish it.  Beautiful work Tamara!