Last weekend our Quilt Group Macintyre Quilters went on our annual retreat at "Stacey's AT The Gap"  at Cunningham's Gap Warwick

The lovely Leonie and Mal look after us all weekend and all we do is sew and chat from 7.00am til 10.00pm.

 The girls sewing .. Guess who .

Steph finishing a quilt started at "Cottage on the Hill"

Di working on a beautiful blue and white piece

 Sheena the speed demon of the group 

Jo was apron crazy this weekend...  so fast and efficient 

 Penny and Magie S getting it done 

Margie C  working on a frozen quilt.
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The dining room at Stacey's   I loved this quilt, the colours were beautiful

   Couldn't resist this sign..

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The place 

Ros working on her quilt from January.

 Penny was right into her cultural background getting lots of quilts done with an indigenous art them... just beautiful

This pattern is just beautiful to reflect heritage and culture.  Her is the email if you want one.

Every body loved the lizard .  Great choice of fabric 

Steph finishing her quilt started at " Cottage on the Hill"

Eileen and a Jelly Roll race 

Afternoon tea... Yum.

This is one of the wall decorations.   Leonie's quilt.

Di's quilt beautiful in Blue

Margie C and Frozen..

Tranquility in the mountains

Penny mad so many quilts .

What a good idea  Eileen ... a simple blanket with a big appliqué panel

Margie Sieb's work

Di using  a layer  cake .

Sheena made a lovely quilt for her grandson.

I made a baby quilt. I bought this one at "Broardway Quilts" in Sonoma  near the Napa Valley in California on our trip last year. The zig Zag border took forever .. I know now there is another technique.


A busy and lovely weekend......  hanks Leonie and Mal at Stacey's at The Gap.

Finally Some sewing

Today I started a block for a charity quilt we are working on.  Have to finish it of course.

I have finished another Lucy Boston block.. they are very nice thanks to the talented Sandy at Shiralee Stitches

A Most Wonderful Mothers Day

Our beautiful family arrived after a 6 and a half hour drive.

Of course I had to spoil my GD on mothers day so we could play remote control Mini Mouse.

We picked chrysanthemums  from my garden which were given to me on a previous mothers day.

The flowers lost their attraction when we found the hose to water what was left.

By then Poppy and Evelyn needed a rest and so did Grandma.

 Ready to go again.  We had the best weekend. Our  little darling had her first sleep over at our house .

Musical Mayhem and Lucy Boston

My own sewing has been on hold a lot over the last couple of months or so.  I have been in charge of costumes for the school musical. A big job for me with one helper. We have collected and I have sewed all the costumes for " Thoroughly Modern Millie " on this Thursday and Friday and then thank goodness the stress and worry of all that will be over.

I have spent this weekend on making drop waist dresses for the chorus.... done  ... there are 7 others at school   ......YEAH......

Also some chinese laundry costumes C 1920

After all that I found time to sit down and finish one more of my Lucy Boston blocks.  I am so behind with these.... Sandy  from Shiralee Stitches will be pleased.... I should not have taken this on , but I will get there because it will be a beautiful  and amazing quilt when I finish.

Sandy has done a great job with this design. See her web site..

http://shiraleestitches.com.au/