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Monday, 27 June 2016

Design Board Monday # 37- Mid Winter Gathering

Oh dear! I am really slacking off with Design Board Monday but as to why will be revealed next week.....WARNING: it may not be good news for DBM!

Last time I posted I showed a whole lot of projects that I was working on for the month of June.....so far I have completed the needleturn stitching on "Marmalade", completed stitching the baskets for "Brookfield", Blanket stitched most of the design for "Spring Bouquet"....and...stitched the sashiko stitches for "Sashiko and Butterflies"....that's a lot of stitching....for me!
3 out of 4 progress pieces
 It didn't end there because this past weekend I was fortunate enough to partake in a Stitching Day, organised by Leonie Bateman of The Quilted Crow.  The "Mid Winter Gathering" was held in the Hobart suburb of Lindisfarne and Leonie set up in a lovely old church community hall. She had her beautiful quilts on display and also had a pop-up shop available to anyone wanting to call in. It was just the weather for it too as you can see from this dodgy pic I took of Mt Wellington the day before.
We all got a gift on arriving. Four free patterns, all designed by Leonie and a pattern kit for a gorgeous little wheat bag which we all got to work on for the day with Leonie to instruct every step and give us hints along the way.

We stopped work for a scrumptious lunch and a wonderful "ooh & aah" show-and-tell session from some very talented ladies attending the Gathering.
The afternoon was spent stitching some more......I was sat with three familiar faces from my Friday Post Office group but also met some lovely new faces and even a "gentleman quilter" sharing my table! I also stopped to chat to a couple of ladies from my neck of the woods and found out where they meet up to sew once a month.....I have plans to tag along and join them at some stage.

There was no way I was coming home without giving my credit card a workout......so I purchased a couple of fabric kits to accompany two of the gifted patterns and purchased another one of Leonie's pattern designs that I just loved.

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11 comments:

  1. marina27 June 2016 at 17:48

    All your projects are so beautiful!
    Sounds like a wonderful day with Leonie, love her wooly projects.
    Looks like you will be set up for some lovely woolly projects, looking forward to seeing them come to life

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  2. Helen L27 June 2016 at 19:48

    Your wool stitching is beautiful, and your sashiko is lovely. I tried Sashiko a few years ago and found it isn't as easy as it looks to keep those stitches even! :-) Yours looks perfect!! Hugs, H in Healdsburg

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  3. CathieJ27 June 2016 at 22:30

    That looks like a wonderful day of stitching. Those projects are so pretty.

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  4. Karen - Quilts...etc.27 June 2016 at 22:47

    love that bit of wool applique you show - sounds like you had a wonderful time and got in some good purchases as well.

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  5. Val's Quilting Studio28 June 2016 at 02:23

    Lots of nice work you have going on there....I'll be back to share my WIP...I think I have too many hand projects right now...is that possible??

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  6. Janice Holton28 June 2016 at 06:24

    Way to give your credit card a workout! I just stopped our local quilt shop to see if there was a quilt guild in the area and there is not! I can't believe that shop hasn't tried to organize one. Seems like it would benefit them. I'm seriously considering trying to do it! Thanks for hosting DBM.

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  7. Janice Holton28 June 2016 at 06:24

    Way to give your credit card a workout! I just stopped our local quilt shop to see if there was a quilt guild in the area and there is not! I can't believe that shop hasn't tried to organize one. Seems like it would benefit them. I'm seriously considering trying to do it! Thanks for hosting DBM.

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  8. Rebecca Grace28 June 2016 at 09:14

    Your Stitching Day sounds fabulous! I would have loved to join you. Good food, beautiful quilts, and it sounds like you made some new friends while you were at it!

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  9. Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts29 June 2016 at 22:28

    Your day sounds absolutely lovely. I think it would be great fun to meet up and stitch with others who enjoy the same craft. And congrats on giving that credit card a workout! :)

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  10. Lynette30 June 2016 at 04:33

    Hmm, I thought I left a comment, but my computer did a weird burp. Your quilter's get-away looks like it was fabulous. :D I love those gatherings and wish I could attend some more often. And I was admiring your sashiko stitching - nicely done!

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  11. Kate2 July 2016 at 21:18

    Sounds like a very fun day.

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