The BIG catch up

 Well Jenny has been and gone and we have stitched and crocheted (is that even a word??) and finished 10 KOGO blankets which have been delivered to the chemist for delivery to KOGO. Phew!

I have missed one somehow but you get the gist. This lot went together well, some look better than others but I am sure the people they go to will be very happy with them and the warmth they provide.

this was how I was most evenings, sitting across from Jenny.

We had lunch out at Van Loons, my fav lunch place

We went with Mary, a Bellerine Quilter, it was a cold and wet day but we were given blankets and there was a heater on nearby, we were in the Atrium so a little open to the elements.

Jenny is taking home the red work quilt top I was given, so a backing was put together

a local quilter will be doing it for Jenny and now it can be double sided.

The view from my morning walk.

The Geelong Guild held their Quilt In last Saturday, they had a crowd of 292 people, we had a very good day

Knitter and quilter together

The speaker was Tania Tanti, her work was amazing, modern and quite different, some even had parts that moved when she adapted them to her computer programme. She was a wonderful speaker, she has had many issues with her health over the last few years, she was booked for last year but had just had surgery and so couldn't come.  This year she had another surgery 10 days before the Quilt In but made it to see us with the support of her husband. She had everyone enthralled.

We have had a few visits from this young man, golf was played in amongst the mushrooms in the back yard, he wanted to wear a glove but eventually decided his grandfathers gardening glove was too big and not helpful to his game 😀

I had a dentist appointment in Drysdale so went over a bit earlier and had a walk in the foggy drizzle around the small lake there

there were lots of cobwebs in the trees, they showed up well with the moisture on them

this is out of order, the pelicans down at the boat launching ramp waiting for the fishing people to return

back at Drysdale and another cobweb, luckily I didn't see any spiders.

OK I think that is enough from me and it is me all caught up!

I am off now to get the fish and chips for dinner.

Happy stitching.

Final day

at Gisborne retreat lots was finished up

Christine finished a scrappy top

I finished the kit quilt, pretty happy with this one

The lovely Ann finished her Peas in a Pod quilt top

Without the maker 😁

Judy finished this great quilt top, great colours in this one.

I finished a Christmas strip cot quilt,  I did not plan to make this, Abbe brought over a big bag of Christmas fabric,  and flannelette and an idea formed.......

The back, lovely soft fabric.

I am sure there were other finishes too but I didn't get photos.

Back home now and getting ready for the arrival of Jenny on Sunday.

Happy stitching.

Gisborne retreat

Very happy to have some finishes today, lots of beautiful quilts were under production 

Maria's and Maxines blocks 

Anne's Peas in a Pod blocks and my kit and baby blocks

Afternoon walk round the block

These beautiful roses are in the garden here

Judy finished her last strip quilt top, love the colours

Christine is working on a scrap quilt

Carleen is doing another two rows for her top

More of Maxines quilt top

Judy has started another quilt

Dinner was an amazing baked potato, followed by

Pavlova, my favourite!! 

One more border and this one is done , yay!! 

We have watched a DVD tonight called Film Stars don't die in Liverpool, was quite good. 

I am off for a cuppa and bed.

Happy stitching. 

Slow start

for me today but I am happy with what I have done, it took me nearly all day to sew 16 blocks together, lots on unsewing took place and getting them in the right place took ages too.

This was a kit from the Eltham quilt shop, very happy to have it finished. I made the blocks at Baradine and now it is a finished top 😄

I also have finished a cheater quilt top

Fabric from Jemimas Creative quilting in Craigeburn, Raewyn and I xalled in ther on our way to the airport, centre is cheater fabric, the borders left over backing fabric.   Very happy with that one.

I have also been given this pile of fabric that was found in the ugly box here on retreat. I think they could be chopped up sarongs from Indonesia. I am still deciding what to do or even if I want to take them home.

Abbey came over this afternoon with a big bag of Christmas fabric so I am thinking on something to do with some of that.

Had two walks today but no photos.

Happy stitching.

Gisborne

Retreat has started, this afternoon has been a busy stitching one

I have a table runner quilted and the binding is on ready to be hand sewn down.

I have the blocks up for the next quilt

Still deciding if they need to be moved around. 

I had a  walk late this afternoon, the clouds were interesting 

We had some heavy showers thus afternoon ,I just got my walk in before it rained again.

Now I am sewing the binding onto the I Spy quilt

Back to some sewing for me.

Happy stitching