Final tassie retreat posts

Goodbye photo....

A couple of the girls had left early so they missed the photo.

We all went to Anvers chocolate factory for one last coffee.

Yes we did taste and bought.....yum

Naturally we had to have goodbye hugs again..... as you do....

After saying our goodbyes (again) to all the wonderful girls from the retreat we decided to do the tourist thing and enjoy some of the great places Launceston has to offer.

So off we went for  a visit to the Launceston City Park....

Beautiful flower gardens

This tired girl resting on the light pole

Teresa

We all thought this fellow was using his mobile phone so I joined him..... lol...

Ronald Campbell Gunn....Botanist....

he actually had plants in his hand

Then over to enjoy a bit of monkey business.....

Japanese Macaque

They were so entertaining that we stayed there for quite a while.

We also went to this very interesting place but you can't take any photos there...

we did have lunch and it just about killed us not to be able to take photos...

a really fantastic place....

We did get these photos in the gardens though.

Teresa and Nor

Can you see the hedge car on the left ?

I might make a quilt label for my birthday teapot quilt with this photo...

apt don't you think ?

Beautiful scenery even on a dull day.

We also visited the Cataract Gorge and as you can imagine had lost of fun there too.

It was a bit chilly that day but still very beautiful.

2 cold kids

A swim maybe...... nup...

We walked across the Gorge and up to a cafe surrounded by beautiful gardens and lovely Lyre Birds.

Of course we never miss an opportunity to have coffee.... for me it was hot chocolate

with Anvers chocolate.

A friendly visitor

These 2 were so cute having a kiss and cuddle in the garden.

Sadly that was the end of our fantastic time away in Tasmania.

A huge Thank You to Cathy for organising this retreat 

and to all the wonderful "Friends in Stitching"girls for making our stay so enjoyable ..... hopefully we will all meet again in the future.

Yep more FIS Tassie retreat....

Sunday at the retreat saw lots of serious sewing and of course eating laughing and heaps more laughing was the order of the day.

More of my Hexies for Miss Matty's Parlour.

I'm really enjoying making these.

Show and Tell at camp was terrific but silly me didn't take any photos.....
slack aren't I ?
 Here is my Hexie quilt.... Sarah quilted it for me so I could take it home in the plane.

Soooo happy with it .... Thank You Sarah.

If you would like to see more show and tell go  to Teresa's blog, she has lots of lovely photos.

shhhhh don't tell Teresa but I have pinched these 2 photo's.

Libby's lovely quilt made with the same fabric as mine.... I tried to take hers home but she wasn't happy with that idea....

Don't forget to check Teresa's blog for more lovely projects.

We had a "Millions of Kits" swap in the FIS group....

I sent my partner Jo a kit that I bought last year in NZ to make.

Thanks Jo..... you did a great job.

Jo sent me one of her kits to do for her.
A great Hatched and Patched kit.

I really enjoyed making this project.

I added a couple of small treats.

Still more to show but I think that's it for tonight.....

Toodles

More Tassie retreat....

Gosh I'm still trying to catch up with my Tassie blog posts......

I have so many photos to show that I think it best to keep the chatter to a minimum....

" Reliquaire " in Latrobe.

A quirky store with sooooo many strange and wonderful things.

A little bit of shopping ..... love these shoes.

Saturday night we celebrated "Halloween"

The Tassie girls made lots of goodies for everyone..... lots of laughter as you can imagine.

Witches..... Witches everywhere.....

Spooky

Nor is the Stitching Witch

I did do some stitching......

We had a camp swap and I was a lucky girl to have Teresa giving to me.....

A cable holder for travelling.

There was chocolate but it didn't make the photo...... ooooops

Thank you Teresa

Naturally I had to model the mask.....

De also received one.

I gave to Nor for this swap

A lovely little pressie from Libby.....

We (the Tuesday girls)  gave everyone a Survival Kit....

just a bit of fun.

I was also very lucky to get a Teapot block with a gift from Lynda....

what a wonderful stitching folder it is too.

Lots of pockets..... can't wait to put it to use.

Love the stitching things in the teapot..... so cute.

Thank you so much Lynda..... I love it.

Well there is still more to come but I think I will give you a rest.....

yep I will be back soon.