Crystal Serenity
will visit Los Angeles, 2 stops in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru,
Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Tahiti, Cook Islands,
3 stops in New Zealand, 4 stops in Australia, Republic of Mauritius, Reunion Island,
2 stops in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, the Seychelles, 2 stops in Oman,
the United Arab Emirates, 2 stops in Egypt, Libya, 2 stops in Italy, Monaco,
Spain, Portugal, France, and 2 stops in the UK.
Along the way, the Crystal
Serenity guests will make mailable postcards representing various ports-of-call
and shipboard activities. Some will feature Crystal Cruises
logos and flags of the nations we visit. Others
include will items collected while on shore. It will contain
crazy quilted postcards, 9-patch quilted postcards, log cabins quilted postcards, as well as
postcards that are needlepointed, cross-stitched, appliquéd,
embroidered and embellished. Guests who like to paint, draw, scrapbook,
or journal can also participate in the project.
As the postcards are created, they will be attached to the seven rainbow colored banners.
They will become a visual travel log of our journey around the world. Best of all,
at the end of the world cruise, each guest will receive their own postcards back.
View "Fiber Art Cards: Far and Wide" special exhibition |
Bela Abady and Sandra Wong |
Sandra Wong with her mermaid |
Cathy Dillon and KayHaerland |
Diane Horowitz with her parrot |
Jo Zimmerman by her Pitcairn flag |
Maddie Massey by her cross-stitched mermain |
Janet DeLong by her sea creatures |
Jan Kubani with her butterflies |
Amy (Claudette) Thrasher and Jan (Juanita) Harrison |
Josaine, Carolyn Lee, Bette, Sylvie, Pauline |
Margaret Briggs and art assistant Amy Thrasher
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Sally White on the left and Mary Palmer on the right
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Bunny O'Neil's Palm Tree Island
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Suzanne Sheffield and Luke Allard
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Dianne Schoolfield needlepoints a Maritius Flag
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Pauline Clark stitches her second postcard |
Suzanne Sheffield needlepoints a sun |
Helga Bindscheder |
Veronica Weishel and Josiane Bohnik |
Josiane Bohnik and Hisayo Ikushima
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Veronica Weishel |
Sachiko McDowell and Rosemary Claus-Gray
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Carolyn Lee and Veronica Weichsel |
Josiane Bohnik and Assistant Cruise Director Chris Corrigal
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Norma Dang
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Joan and Sandra and Mr. Marreucci
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Karen Thomsen |
Ceacy Moore |
Testing out how to temporarily adhere the postcards to the slippery nylon sailcloth. I handpainted the Mexico, Guatemala, and Easter Island, Chile needlepoint canvases.
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Rotate blade cutting the 36"w x 9'h sailcloth from Sailrite. 'The first cut's the hardest', first of seven banners.
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Handpainted needlepoint canvas of Maurituis flag. |
Flag of the Republic of Mauritius |
Flags of the 2006 Project - they can be
needlepointed,
painted, or done as a pieced quilt block
Flag of USA |
Flag of Mexico |
Flag of Guatemala |
Flag of Ecuador |
Flag of Peru |
Flag of Easter Island, Chile |
Flag of Pitcairn Island |
Flag of Bora Bora |
Flag of Raiatea |
Flag of Tahiti |
Flag of French Polynesia |
Flag of the Cook Islands |
Flag of New Zealand |
Flag of Australia |
Flag of the Republic of Mauritius |
(Unofficial) flag of Reunion Island |
Official flag of Reunion Island |
Flag of South Africa |
Flag of Tanzania |
Flag of Kenya |
Flag of the Seychelles |
Flag of Oman |
Flag of the United Arab Emirates |
Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt |
(Naval) flag of Libya |
Flag of Italy |
Flag of Monaco |
Flag of Spain |
Flag of Portugal |
Flag of France |
Flag of the United Kingdom |
Flag of the Crystal Serenity |
