Wonderful day out

Today I have been up to Gisborne to catch up with Marg and Tracee and The City Girls....nearly all the City Girls that is! Tracee made us a beautiful lunch and then a little stitching happened,

Robyn was hand quilting a little boy quilt

Marg and Anne were stitching away

Annie and Marina busy stitching too

Little Harmony waiting under the table just in case something dropped her way!

I gave Tracee some serviettes for Christmas and so we had to have a play with them!

next to the dancing pole

Looking good huh!! We had such a laugh, such a great day, these ladies are so much fun! I enjoy each catch up so much I don't want to come home!

Tracee made me these gorgeous coasters, she is a very clever lady!

I have been knitting some dish cloths, have thought about it for ages and finally have got to having a go.

I am off to Warrnambool tomorrow so had better go and get myself prepared.

Happy stitching.

Happy and productive day

Yesterday I drove up to Gisborne to spend the day with the lovely Gisborne Girls, Marg, Tracee and  Donna , Donna hosted us in her Owlery

We had talked about making a convergence quilt together for over a year, Donna even sent out instructions, today the stars were aligned and we met up.. 

The table is set up, Donna has the air con on, we are ready to go.

I forgot to take photos of the first couple of steps

but here are my strips joined, cut and now sewn back together.

Donna part way on the first re sewing

some of Tracees strips, love the colours here

Donnas work at lunch break

Margs,

Mine

Tracees

Then we read the next part of the pattern...and so we did!! Not the chocolate cake, but lunch made by Donna, which was wonderful.

We carried on after lunch, I have to say cutting into the joined sections was scary, but I got myself together and off we went, slicing, repositioning and sewing, and we finished up the day with these

It is interesting how the quilt tops come out, so hard to imagine when you start out with four squares of fabric,

Happy day, happy people.

Happy stitching.

Guild day

Yes, it is that time again and we had Guild today,not a huge crowd, no speaker and just a little show and tell, but it was a good day.

Marg was discussing her quilt and thinking about how it would be quilted..a discussion followed!

Lesley showed her quilt, which had been beautifully quilted...

This quilt started it's like red and green and when washed for the first time the colour ran, so the owner picked up a colour remover from the supermarket, didn't realise she had the wrong one and this is the colour the quilt ended up. It looks very pretty but was not what was originally intended.

The Dignity quilt is done, and the label signed and the fabric mosaic of the boys is also finished. happy dance here!!

I think I have shown this quilt before but now it is finished....it is just beautiful. 

It is a Hoffman fabric Fiona.....Tracee is attempting to track it down so we will let you know if it is found. 

Here is a small selection of the pieces done for the Artisans of Geelong display Fabric of the Community.

This is Lisa's snowball and nine patch quilt, she is doing the binding...love the bright colours.

Tracee and Lisa stitching away.

A quilt made by Pat with some fabric brought back from Japan the photo does not do it justice!! It is double sided, the back is just as attractive as the front.

We are off out for dinner so I had better get myself organised.

Happy sewing.

Out and about

Yesterday I went up to Gisborne, driving in the rain and then the fog as I went from Bacchus Marsh to Bullengarook, was quite spooky and always in my mind is that fact that kangaroos are often on the roads there! But I arrived safely ( and late!) for a hair appt and had a great catch up with Marg and Karen. We went to Donna's place for lunch and it was lovely, then we sat in her Studio The Owlery for a cuppa and some sewing

I pinched this from Donnas blog (hope that is ok Donna) as I forgot to take a photo!! I was too busy taking photos of the kangaroos outside who have made Donna's place their home

I enjoyed watching the kangaroos in the next paddock!

We went back to Margs for dinner and then returned to Donna's for a sit and sew evening which was very enjoyable...always great to catch up with sewing friends I don't often see now we have moved.

Donna has finished her kitty quilt, the quilting is flowers and cats!! Very cute!!

I managed to sew up 3 and three quarters stars!!

Was so good to catch up with the Gisborne girls, Marg and her hubby kindly let me stay with them

Posing in the kitchen with Margaret.

I visited Tracee on the way home and got a beautiful photo of her and her gorgeous dogs Justice and Artemis, these puppies keep her busy!! 

I nearly forgot, Marg has finished her fabric mosaic of her Mum, taken from a photo when her Mum was 16 I think. It looks amazing! Well done Marg!!

I picked up Chinese on my way back thru Geelong today and I can now hear the microwave, so it must be dinner time!!

Happy sewing.

Quilt in

Today I spent the day at the Geelong Guild Quilt in,,, they  had 216 people there if I remember correctly,,, we had a talk from Irene Blanck and got to look at two suitcases of her beautiful quilts.

Irene talking about her quilts

and again, she was very entertaining!! 

I made the challenge block, mine was very namby pamby compared to the others

had a play with tracing a pattern in permanent pen and then colouring with crayons, then stitching the flower tops, I was happy with it and was good to try something different!! 

see what I mean, mine is very blah compared to the others...

and these too!! The black one of the far stand was chosen the winner.

I had some wonderful company today

some serious conversation happening here!! We had lots of chatting, some shopping, eating and an all round good day!!

Lynne who took the photo said to us "Watch the birdie" So Tracee did!!! Hence she is not paying attention!!! Lol!! Fuzzy photo as Lynne was laughing at Tracee!!

Wonderful companions for the day, Marg, Tracee and Donna who travelled down from Gisborne for the day.

I didn't get much sewing done as when I was straightening my block this morning I managed to drive the rotary cutter off the edge of the ruler and thru my finger!!! Ouch!!!! So not a happy camper today! So long as I hold my finger up in the air all is good!!  Hubby keeps asking me why I am pointing at him all the time!! Lol!! Better go rescue the dinner!!
Happy sewing!

Guild workshop

Yesterday I went into Belmont to attend a sewing workshop with Annette Packett, we were learning the 9 patch and snowball combination.

here are the beginnings of my snowballs

Marg working away at her table..

Tracee's snowball blocks

Margs snowball blocks

mine,

mu first 9 patch...very exciting!!!

these belong to the lady in front of me, she is making a quilt for her grand daughter

these belong to Lisa, love her fabrics!!

Annette made up another version with NZ fabrics she bought while on holiday.

Marg had a colour review and has changed to white on the snowballs and 9 patch, sadly that meant some unsewing!

Tracee busily working out her 9 patch combinations. We had a great day, the time passed very quickly I learned lots and now have a quilt to finish, well blocks to get finished and put into a quilt!

happy sewing.