A retreat week

 I spent last week on retreat in Gisborne with the lovely retreat ladies, sewing was done, not as much as usual, I think the sewing mojo for some of us stayed at home! Still we had a great catch up and had a lovely High Tea lunch to celebrate big O birthdays.

the tale looked very impressive before we started.

Some happy lunchers, Abby the retreat host joined us for a while, then we went to her studio to check out what was on sale.

Margaret laid out her blocks before they were joined together, this is an Irene Blanck pattern.

Working and pondering

Carleen has finished her Peas in a Pod top

I made a quilt top to send to Jenny, this is for a friend of hers who is undergoing cancer treatment, she has the same message from the centre of the quilt on a T shirt. She loves the beach as well.

Karyn beginning a quilt top made with French General fabrics

A Maria made quilt top

Carleen beginning another quilt top, this was finished but I didn't get a finished photo sadly.

Maxine was working on these blocks, the centres are machine sewn and the flying geese are hand sewn.

Margaret put together another quilt top, this one an I Spy

I finished off this quilt made by Jan, quilted and bound, I added borders to another quilt of Jan's but cant find a photo, will have to go and search!

morning walk in Gisborne

Love the spring early leaves and blue sky. 

I finished two KOGO blankets and they have been delivered to the chemist depot

I have another 3 to finish.

I have also finished the art challenge from Soma she is planning on doing the same again next year

I found it interesting to do.

Spent some time with this little man early this week. 

I have been quilting Under the Sea and managed to catch the backing while sewing which has resulted in some interesting addition to the back of the quilt, mainly 'cos I didn't want to unpick and do it all over again

Luckily it is a wall hanging and will be against the wall!!

That brings me mostly up to date, I have three quilts to bind, two hanging sleeves to sew on, a challenge to finish - the Bellarine Quilters have a quilt show at the end of the month, so I need to get my skates on. Next week we are in Melbourne while David has surgery to have his DBS battery replaced, so I will not have time when we get back home to finish the quilt show things then.

Right I am off to do things!!

Happy stitching.

 

How time flies

Time seems to be constantly getting  away from me. Last weekend I went with Adam, Beth Finn and Beth's parents to Winter Glow at the Adventure Park in Wallington  near Geelong. We arrived about 4pm and had a look around,  Finn  tried out toasted marshmallows

And enjoyed them!

He had some rides

Finn  is in there with his parents!

Played mini golf

and then as the sun set the lights came on

I forgot this ride!

Finn loved that he has some control!

The water was so calm and the reflections  amazing!

I will get onto the laptop later and turn all the photos around  the right way 😁

By about 6.30 Fin  was fast approaching his use by date, so we headed home. It was also getting cold.

I had a walk over at Portarlington and saw the resting seal near the ferry dock.

Sleeping and ignoring this tourist 😅

I have also completed two more blocks for the Rainbow Connection Quilters and sent them on their way

Two bears paws. I did have to do a little unsewing as I managed to do this

Luckily it was quickly fixed.

Betty has been putting the previous blocks together into a quilt top

My block is bottom left, I need to be more careful with choosing colours and following the photo I was sent.

Another local walk one tree was full of corellas

Last Tuesday we met up with Barry and Judy and had lunch at Van Loons, they were staying at Barwon Heads before heading back home. It was wonderful to be able to meet up and have a chat and enjoy the nursery, shame Judy couldn't take plants back over the border. 🌳

I have quilted two cot sized quilts, they need to be trimmed and bound, hopefully today.

The dog quilt is finished and sent to its new owners, sadly I forgot to take a photo!

I am off to do some sewing and trimming.

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.