Ruth the Ministers Daughter

The school girl on the left hand side has been stitched and she has been called Ruth. The group decided she was dressed a bit nicer than the other girls and would be either a doctor or a ministers daughter. We decided on the local Church of Scotland Minister.
Joan stitched her sleeves to represent a finer calico or muslin material.  Her dress will be stitched by Valerie and her hair by Dorothy.

Ella had requested to stitch the croft house along the top of the panel. It will have a thatch roof in time.

Joan also stitched the childrens sleeves and neck lines and outlined Miss MackIntosh's bands in blue.

There was discussion about the squares on the side of the panel. The group had decided to have a Caithness skyline with some flagstone dykes and some hay/corn stooks in the foreground.
Louise took this photo of the Caithness hills from the Causeymire with the flagstone in the foreground to give a reference point.

The panel is starting to take shape. We still have a way to go but our enthusiasm is still high.