At retreat..................Part 3

 When I mentioned the goody bags earlier, I forgot to tell about some of the other goodies that we received......there were name tags for us all....a bookmark........ the aussie bush theme followed through........

.....we all received a coffee mug with aussie flowers featured.............

..............and a bag with Scrub stitching 2023 on one side...........

..and all our names on the other!! And there were a few other lucky parcels as well.

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This post is mainly a show and tell of what we were working on, and also some of the quilts that were brought to show. Note, they are not all my photos, some from the group page, thanks if they were yours.

More Moda Love quilts.......... this quilt could be made with a charm pack, a layer cake, or the mini charms............

                                        Janice had a good idea to use all three...........

                                                      

..........with her centre star using the 2 1/2" squares, followed by the charm squares............

.........and finishing with a border using the layer cakes!! Fantastic, and I love the background colour.

A couple more Moda Love quilts, one on the left a bit different.

.............and this one is tiny!!

Some of the girls ordered bundles or kits from my BCNA fundraiser in February and were duly delivered to Scrub Stitching. 

Susan ordered this case of strings.............

...............and started making some of the blocks..............

...and had a good amount of blocks before retreat finished. She says she has lots of strings home and will continue to make blocks at home.

A special request quilt with ferrets, horses, boots, pigs and dogs, made by Sue

Janice's Trail Mix quilt. I would like to make one like this, one day??

Lots of teatowels made into a picnic tablecloth. A great use of tea towels.

Susan made an I Spy book for a child. What a great idea, but I believe very time consuming!!

Jo's Storm at Sea. A great concept to add the stars, and boats and fish to this quilt. I have been following Jo's progress on this on her blog over the last few months. Another time consuming project.              Well done Jo.

This was a very small project, and being hand quilted.

The 2 quilts that I quilted for Jo, both Bonnie Hunter patterns, that were for show and tell.

Last year Chooky threw out a challenge to make churn dash quilts, to be finished last October!! Some of us did actually get them done, maybe not by last October, but for SS show and tell.

This was the view behind me while show and tell was on. Some getting a vantage point to take their photos.

More show and tell, not sure who they all belong to... so enjoy without comment.........

There were many more show and tell quilts, but can't post them all here. Check out other blogs to see more. ......................The table decoration of a flowering gum that 'someone' found on the way to retreat.

I think I shall finish my posts here. I have been sitting at the computer all day, sorting photos and doing 3 posts. I hope I haven't forgotten anything.

Thankyou to those who purchased from my sale table at retreat. I was very happy to clear the shelves a little more, ready for new stuff to be packed.

 I had already posted our leaving retreat and heading home until we arrived at the Dubbo quilt show. Will do that post soon, as well as our trip home and then I will be up to date and perhaps get back to normal, reality again???

In conclusion, it was an amazing trip, lots of fun meeting everyone and putting names to faces. 

Thanks ladies for a fun time, and especially Chooky for all your planning. And thankyou to my travelling companions, it was a blast!!

Blessings, From Jude

At retreat.............Part 2

 It is a custom to have a special dinner one night at Scrub Stitching. There is usually a theme for the evening, and we were all waiting eagerly (perhaps not so?) for Chooky to reveal the theme. This year it was "What does Australia mean to you?" Well, that was a challenge, but not really. I know what Australia means to me, but to dress for that was perhaps something to think about. And because we only had 4 weeks notice to come up with the goods, and life was rather hectic, I took the easy way out, which you will see further down the page.

Friday night was the chosen night for this dinner of Roast beef and vegetables. We were instructed to leave the sewing room at 4.30 and head outside for drinks and nibbles, prior to getting 'dressed' for the event and be outside the door again at 6pm!! (Meanwhile the helpers were to dress and decorate the table and room for dinner).

It was a lovely evening outside while we were wondering what was happening in the room.

The dining table was set with Australian flora and fauna and there were flags strung up around the room.

As we all entered the room Aussie music was playing. It was such fun to see how everyone had interpreted the theme. Such a variety of ideas!! 

I am sorry I did not take heaps of photos of this, and acknowledge that I have 'borrowed' some pics from the group page. Thankyou to whoever took some of the following.

I will start with Raylene and myself, who took the easy way out. In the shed I have many plastic tubs, and the contents of each are for the retreats that have been held at Number 8. One is the pink retreat, another Christmas in July, another Black and bling and another for the Aussie retreats. So it did not take long to find our shirts,  head gear and flags. Simple and not too much to think about.

Pat also has an Aussie shirt like ours, but she did think a bit more than us. She has clothes the colour of the Australian dirt, and appropriate jewellery and opal earrings from Cooper Pedy.

                                               

                                      Tracey and Deana came as tourists, and played the part very well.

Here we have 2 Gumnut babies with a Gumtree in the middle!

Sylvia put a lot of thought into her costume!! She was amazing.....a snake around her neck with a mouse attached for the snake to eat.............an apron with a pocket for a baby joey....... a teapot on her head, for high tea.........

..........a crocodile along her arm...........

.and all hand made by Sylvia.

Here we have Kath and Kim, and the voices were so good!!

Sue loves Australian birds, and made her outfit using fabric with Australian birds on..........

.and Raewyn was a Gumtree.

There were many more very creative people who had thought about the theme. Others were the Deep blue sky, freedom, a barbecue and going to the footy!

It was such a fun night with lots of laughs as everyone had to stand up and talk about their theme. It was obvious we all love our country. 

Thanks for a great night girls. 

Blessings, From Jude