There have been some tricky times over the last few months with family issues, health issues and even computer issues. There has been very little 'me' time so I decided that I needed a day out and what better place than in Toowoomba at the Stitcher's Dream Day Out. This is run by
The Quilter's Angel and is well worth the trip. It is about a 2 hour drive from where I live but as most crafty people know, we never let things like that stop us, and I had my trusty travelling companion
Cheryl with me.
This was the table which was waiting for us. The theme this year was
Love so everything was decorated beautifully in reds and pinks.
There were six projects presented, we got the patterns for all six and a kit to make one. The designers this year were
Rosalie Quinlan, Debbie Magee and
Ella of Ella and Skysie. It is an informal day with the designers moving around the tables sharing with the participants. Here's Rosalie showing us how she does chain stitch and satin stitch.
Debbie Magee came around to show us her cute birds on spools. And as I love pincushions, I know I will be making one of these soon (yes I did buy spool or two).
There were lots of show and tell from the designers but my favourite was being able to see Rosalie's complete Best Friends Forever quilt ( which might just be on my to do list. )
You can see more pictures of the event
here and some of our day here on
Kris's blog and also on
Fiona's blog. She managed to get a photo of the three of us (Cheryl, Fiona and myself) which I didn't but you can see us over
there.
And I have to say that Fiona did a wonderful job of tying all the bows. It looked so pretty with all the shades of pink.
It was a lovely day and just what I needed.
12 comments:
Hey Lynda! Lovely to catch up with you & Cheryl again! So glad you joined us for fun & stitching. I think there will be a lot of Deb's little bird pin cushions being 'hatched' :0) Look forward to catching up for some stitching & giggles again soon! Maybe in April for an early Christmas treat?!? :0) Bear Hugs! KRIS
how nice to be able to travel to your lovely weekend with Cheryl..
Looks like such a great venue to sit and stitch with all your crafty friends..
It was great to see you... and I have been trying not to be tempted by Best Friends Forever as my list is already too long... and thank you so much for noticing my sashing skills!!! haha
Hugz
Looks like you had the perfect day..
Good to see you popping your head up for a bit - it looked like a lovely day up in the mountain - and lovely to catch up with a few bloggers And I would shower praise on Fiona again for her bow tying ability - but she has already visited so might miss it!!!LOL..
Those bird spools are just lovely.
A stitching day can improve almost any situation. Hope everyone (and everything) is back on track soon. X
What a wonderful day you all had...love the birdies on the spools.
I can see why one is on your list to make.
So pleased you were able to enjoy the stitching day. Sounds like you had a wonderful time. The birds on the spool are definitely cute and would be tempting to make one.
So jealous, great projects
Looks like you had a wonderful day out with Cheryl. Hugs......
Looks like you had a nice time . I really missed going and meeting up with you and Cheryl this year. Love the little birds
great that you got to catch up with the girls on the "hill".....the tables look wonderful........
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