GDITC swap gifts

Working on Foxly Village by Natalie Bird 

Just Noticed both of my accessories were swaps from Girls Day In The Country.... the needle case from Inca last year and the pin cushion from Dawnie this year.

This is the beautiful pin cushion Dawnie made for the swap this year and I was lucky enough to get it. Love your work Dawnie.

Finished Already

So pleased to say I have finished my 2017  Girls Day in The Country project by Bonnie Sullivan .

I love this cute little sewing basket which used to be a bamboo steamer... 

I really love the fact that the base fabric was a piece of a 1930's quilt from America. Very old quilts are very difficult to get hold of here in Australia.  I hope on my America visit I get to see some.

While I was sewing the wool applique onto this I was thinking....

Who was snuggled under this quilt, where was it made?  What was the person like who made it.? Where did the fabrics come from??  May be you could even get DNA from it and find out?????

2 layers for storing sewing goodies  with a little wool lining.

Very cute lashing on the sides - not a cheap steamer

Lovely little saying

Inside the lid is a little pin cushion.

More Girls Day Girls

There are going to be so may posts and photos of Girls Day In The Country.... sorry ...I have posted a heap tonight and more to come. The saddest news was that this is the last one. I think we were all a bit heart broken...Goodnight my friends.. will miss you all.  Thank you for a beautiful weekend together.. sewing...talking and most of all laughing.

GDITC Breakfast

The Chooky cooking breakfast for her roomies !  Yum . I might add after she had been for a 6 km walk. Lucky us. Thanks Chookyblue.

Donna and Sandy walking in Fossicker's Tourist Park 

 ( caravan park and cabins)

Show and Tell

Every time we go to "Girls Day in The Country" (GDITC) our group of bloggers get together and show our quilts and small projects, some are finished , some works in progress.

Deb from "Frog Cottage" show us 3 beautiful quilt tops.

Jo Jo always comes to GDITC with her mum. This year she showed the  pillow case she made .  She loves this weekend with the girlfriends

Nature's Journey

I wanted to show this quilt on its own . My Natures Journey Quilt done in the Stitch along with  Chookyblue.  I would not have finished it without her organising it and all of you comments and support .  Thanks Donna and thanks Blog friends.  Thank you to Betty Field  for the beautiful custom quilting I just love it.

Beautiful Swaps and Gifts

I have not blogged about the lovely swaps and gifts I received at GDITC .

The lovely Dory gave me the sweet wooden sewing box ...thank you Cheryll.
Inca was the maker of the cute needle case from Kerry's swap and my roommate Diddles , Deb Valence made the lovely wheat bag cover for the make it bake it fake it swap .


Thank you so much ladies

Some more 2016 GDITC

I just wish this could happen more than once a year.

Just keep stumbling upon a Dory here and there..... found one in Nundle too.  She's so cute!

My stitching buddies helping me bind my quilt in time to show Anni. Thank you Kate and Gail.

Lea  with her beautiful "Natures Journey Quilt"  

My beautiful roomies including Lea above. Thank you girls for the best time.. love you all, Gail, Sandy ,Deb and Lea.

Beautiful Kate called to help with the binding

Beautiful Projects by Anni Downs

Kerry Swain from "Cottage on the Hill"  and Anni Downs designer of  "Hatched and Patched"

gave us a beautiful Girls Day in the Country.  I was very happy not to see hexies or EPP in this project.

Anni cleverly designed a sewing roll and needle case with interchangeable motifs and stitcheries.

                                         
                                 Happy Easter Everyone !

Girls Day in The Country

What an amazing weekend I have just had meeting up with a lot of the blog girls.

Gail, Googy, me , Shiralee Stitches 

Chooky browsing the swaps

Getting some tutoring from Anni Downs 

My swap  for GDITC 2016

"Days Dale" and "Happy in Quilting"  Peg

Anni is a beautiful spirit and an amazing designer, I love her work. 

"Itching for  Stitching" with her Sue Spargo quilt.

With Anni Downs -the designer -and my "Natures Journey" quilt finally finished and beautifully quilted by Betty Field.