Tired but still up for an outing with the girls....

On Friday the 6th saw us heading out again......

We were all sooooo tired from our Tassie trip but that didn't hold us back from another outing

So "Christmas in the Country" at Gatton was calling so off we went

You probably know us well so it won't be a surprise that the first thing was.....

Yep... coffee and cake

We were really on a mission to meet our "blog stalker" Desley and to see her stand of wonderful Annie Smith dolls.

So many terrific dolls.... well done Desley

We had a window of a few hours to meet Desley ......

we looked and looked but couldn't find her anywhere so we took photos to prove we had showed up.

Teresa and me at Desley's stand.

Sandi.... me .... Nor

So we all made a few purchases but sadly I can't show what I bought just yet.

There was a lovely park just outside of the venue so naturally we had a few more photo moments.

Shopping tends to make one very hungry so we needed to find a cafe.....

and we found the perfect place for us on our way home.

What a great name for a cafe.

Yum it was good too.

Thanks girls for another great outing.

I have been busy since I returned from Tasmania....

more Miss Matty's Parlour hexies.

Put the binding on my quilt 

Then realised...... how could I possibly sew the binding down without a.....

Goody Goody Binding Kit of course .....

so off I went to the sewing room and here it is.

You will find a great tutorial here

Ahhhh now I can begin....

Ta Daaaaa....finished

Wonderful quilting done by Sarah

I think that will be enough for today.

Toodles

Natalie Bird workshop with the Sunday Stitchers and other stuff

What a fantastic day we all had at Natalie Bird's workshop last Sunday.

Thank you Natalie.... it was great to spend time chatting with you.

Maree organised the day for everyone and what a great job she did, lots of very happy ladies enjoying stitching together.

We had goodie bags and Maree had made these little name badges for us all.....

I forgot to take a piccie of the goodie bags, actually I forgot to take a lot of photos so I've had to pinch a few from the other girls...... very naughty.

We had the choice of 2 projects, I chose this one and I hope to finish it very soon.

This is the other one..... naturally I had to buy a few pieces of fabric for the projects.

Natalie also gave us all another little pre-printed stitchery...... lovely.

A bit of show and tell by the girls..... projects of Natalie's of course.

What can one say about Maree......so much work she puts in for the girls.....

making so many yummie cakes and organising a terrific lunch.

Just a big Thank You I guess......

I had such a great time with all the ladies from our Sunday Stitchers and a few ladies I hadn't met before.

On to a bit of sewing now.....

I made 6 of these little bags for some special ladies but .....

 yep I forgot to take photos again, this is Sandi's bag.... I pinched her photo.

I had a lovely morning tea last week with my Liz, we had lots of giggles and food of course.

Scones for Liz.....

and Sticky Date Pudding for me.

Another little outing for morning tea earlier last week with Gavan.....

more yummie naughtiness.

I also didn't put this photo in my last post.... 

the lovely Norreen gave me this hanging from Warwick, its so cute.

Thanks Noreen I love it.

I didn't put this photo in either, just a few purchases from the Glenrose retreat.

Well I think I have caught up with everything now or at least I hope so.

There has been more stitching going on here but they are all secrets so I can't reveal them as yet.

Glenrose retreat with the girls.

Our retreat begins with packing.....

heads.... check

sewing machine....check

Zucchini slice... check

Such a beautiful place to have a retreat and craft shop.

We are always greeted with freshly made scones and a cuppa....

Our first outing was of course coffee and cake at Bryson's.

We need to introduce our new ladies to the sites of Warwick....

we are soooo thoughtful.

Salted caramel slice for me...... sooo yummie.

Sandi gave us all a goodie bag, what a lovely surprise.

there were Mini Oreo treats but they are all gone now.

Thanks Sandi ....

Yes I did do some sewing..... this little lady needed a body....

she is all tuckered out from all that stuffing....

Food is a large part of our retreat..... our first meal together.

We each brought a plate and it was all great healthy food until the desserts came out...... boy oh boy were they good.... I didn't get a photo of them so you will just have to believe me.

While we were sleeping these naughty little girls had a high old time....

I feel soooo ashamed of my doll but fortunately she did pull herself together and then behaved as any self respecting lady should.

I think it could have been Jenny's doll that led my girl astray.....

Noela

De

Norreen

I should be sewing really but playing with dolls is more fun.

Meet "Little Miss" an Annie Smith pattern.

This little bag was a kit I bought when I visited New Zealand last year.

A fun bag to make..... I bought it from "Annies Country Quilt Store".

We found a new place to eat and shop as well....

Warwick's Gardens Galore and enjoyed a wonderful lunch

A farewell photo .....

also a last coffee and cake at Bryson's.

Thanks so much for another wonderful retreat girls....

to our retreat guests..... De... Susan and Noela.....
 a huge thanks for helping to make our time away so fantastic.

This is our well behaved group photo.... 
we can do it but its soooo boring don't you think ?

from the top row.

Jenny, Teresa, Norreen 

Noela ,Susan

Helen, De and Sandi.

Here is my "Little Miss" hanging in my sewing room....
 I found just the right button for her hat in my stash.