Day 2 and 3

Another productive sewing day followed by High Tea for the birthday girl who, sadly,  wasn't able to come! Then we had an evening DVD.

Another children's panel bordered.

High Tea table set.

We had a wonderful hour eating and.chatting.

Day 3, Margaret is making progress on her quilt

Looking at Judy's block's on the wall

Beautiful colours, all from her stash.

Maxine has finished her quilt top, we have seem this slowly growing over the last year at retreats

Some cockatoos visited to eat bread crusts and burnt toast.

Off to sew some more.

Happy stitching. 

Retreat Gisborne Day 1

We had a good run here today, very little traffic and road noise.

I have been stitching sashing onto panels and gave completed two tops, makes for a quick quilt. 

Animals 1

I was given this panel at the Guild. I also found 2 large pieces in the free to a good home tub,  so have backing for both quilts.

Margaret and Maxine are working on the same pattern , both using scraps, will get a better photo tomorrow.

Judy's friend, Christine, has put together some blocks for her into a lovely quilt top.

Off to bed now

Happy stitching.

End of March

 This month has come and gone so quickly! I have managed to complete my #4 Chookshed Stitchers challenge

I had planned to make the Flinders Street Station panel into a quilt, but got sidetracked and made a children's one for Finn first

which I am happy to say is at his house and being used.

Then I got on with my original challenge and I am happy to say it is finished

My quilt holding assistant is away for the weekend, so I had to lay the quilt on the spare bed. The quilting was done by Joan of Faraway Quilting over at Portarlington. She did a beautiful job.

All ready for April and the next challenge.

There is a link at Deana's blog where you can see what the other stitchers have been making.

Happy stitching.

#4

I have been sewing away on #4, which is to make a quilt top with a panel.

One top is done, very simple but done

Oh dear blogger has turned the photo again!!  Edited on the lap top now 👍

I even found some chook fabric for the backing.

I have started the Flinders St station panel, I rescued someone else's 9 patches from the bin and thought maybe I could put some on the corners,  they are all different, but thought they might give a little ping.....one went on yesterday and I couldn't work out what was wrong and how I got the next border on.

It came to me in the middle of the night just as Denice said it would,  even though it was referring to ideas 💡 🙃 😅 

Today there will be unpicking after the house chores are done!! A little backwards needs to happen to go forwards!

Happy stitching .