Gisborne retreat week

This week I have been in Gisborne,  we arrived Monday lunchtime after stopping to see Tracee at Hummingbird Quilting to drop if quilts to quilt.

This was the sunrise the morning i left 

We have all being sewing away

I have made a quilt top from blocks made by Jan from Bellarine Quilters 

We were one block short so Margaret kindly made a block for me

I was going to put in a solid block but that got vetoed! 😃

Margaret's quilt she put together, fabrics from a quilty friends who passed recently.

Maria made a strip quilt

Carkeen is making Pea in a Pod blocks

Another quilt top I put together with blocks made by Jan

Anither quilt top finished by Maria

Karen's quilt, she is working on the binding

More of Jans blocks put together by Judy, this one is stunning!

Strip quilt made by Judy

A quilt top Margaret put together, blocks made by Jan,  border found in the retreat bins, I have to find another border to try and make it a little bigger.

Another quilt top made by Maria 

I am now seeing hexis, but heading off to bed soon with a  a cuppa.

Home tomorrow afternoon.

Happy stitching.

Catching up again 😃

I am happy to have had a few finishes

A cat quilt finished for Shane and Rillas cats -  front

Back...they can swap around as they like 

A cushion cover made from left over backing from a baby quilt

A bag with a little NZ purse went to Jenny in NZ for a cancer fund-raising lunch, it looked great when Jenny wrapped it up

I had a walk around the lake at Drysdale on Monday

It was a bit cold and windy with spotty rain 

This gum tree was heaving with rainbow lorrikeets busy feeding on the blossom

I saw these mosaic pictures on a fence.

I have read a few books lately, I really enjoyed these.

One small grandson after a trip with his Mum and Dad.

One sunny afternoon walk past the boat ramp. Pelicans waiting for the fishing people to come back in 😄

David and I went to the light show in the Geelong Botanic Gardens,  it was amazing

Ok my phone has stopped cooperating with loading photos so I will finish up here and continue later.  Now I am on the lap top so lets see how we go here!  

 I took many more photos and some videos - I have no idea how to load them here, so you are all spared that!! Although the talking tree was really good.

And finally the baby quilt is finished now and ready to go to it's new home

Such a cute image

And Eunice's Flower Garden is also finished.

Happy stitching.