Girls Stitch In - Part One

Here I am back home again typing on the laptop and watching the rain fall outside, thinking how much fun I had over the weekend.  I can see there might be more than just one blog post about the fun I had at The Quilters Angel "Girls Stitch In" so I shall call this - Part One.

Friday afternoon I hopped on the plane from Melbourne to Brisbane, the flight itself was uneventful (just the way you hope them to be) at that stage I had no idea the weekend would be unforgetable, for all the right reasons.

After a little bus trip I arrived at the gorgeous 'Village Green' in Highfields

A silk lined marquee with twinkling chandeliers - from that moment I knew we would have fun - rain, hail or shine (oh yeh, and a little mud but more about that later).

 

The girls who attended had one of these boxed parcels waiting for them filled with fabric & other goodies and each stitching table had a 'to die for' bird cage centrepiece.  

Actually I carried one of these home as hand luggage.  Really, I did.

Anyway, back to the retreat....

There is one thing you have no control over when organising a special event - the weather. In particular rain, Forrest Gump kinda rain. "Little bitty stingin' rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night..."

The best way I can explain this is the only way I know.

By photo's of my feet.

8.56 am

9.15 am

12.22 pm

We discovered the magic of mud.

Did it damped peoples spirit?  Absolutely not, we danced to live music, we laughed and talked, we ate the most beautiful food, drank pink bubbles and even managed to squeeze in some sewing.  We had a wonderful time, come mud and high water.

So there is just a glimpse of the fun we had at The Quilters Angel "Girls Stitch In" - Part One....more to show you in Part Two along with pictures of Marion's gorgeous store.

Till then,

Natalie x

NB:  Don't forget there is still time to pop your name in the draw for the latest competition.

 

Comments

[Lacoste shoes]

It is easy to be wise after the event?You never know what you can do till you try?

[sukanta]

Fantastic picture and post. Thanks for sharing.

[dental care]

really like your blog on Girls Stitch In, it seems very complete and in good information you need!

[transparent laptop]

Ok I have an obsession with shoes (lol) and i need to know the best online...

[condo manila]

WOW! Thats look great and fabulous. Thanks for the inspiration.

Deirdre G

[Sandi]

What a wonderful event!! I absolutely loved those shoes!! And then came the barefeet .... and then the mud. I want the shoes but not the mud! We have plenty of that here from rains that came on top of the melting of 2feet of snow. Very interesting weather!

[auclairedelalune]

J'ADORE CE QUE VOUS FAITES C'EST TROP BEAU ! je viens souvent regaler mes yeux merci à bientôt!

[Daisy Julz]

What a beautiful place to spend the weekend stitching! At least it was raining outside and not inside!!! BTW I love those shoes - I own a pair too!!! I just love them.

[wendyb]

Looks like a wonderful weekend.....Why is Toowoomba so far away!!!???? Would have loved to be there! Glad to see it was a success!
sugary hugs :O)

[happy zombie]

How dreamy is that!!! Oh Natalie! Why I do think this is heaven!!!

Mad love for your 3 shoe/feet/mud photos. They would look so good grouped in frames. I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

[Julie]

I love the shoes!

[michelle @ blissful musings]

That sounds like such a fun event!! I just bought my first sewing machine over the weekend and am so excited to find your blog. The zipper tutorial has already been so helpful

[kaholly]

Florence, I couldn't agree with you more! Those Aussie ladies know how to do it! ~karen

[Tanya]

It was great meeting you on Saturday and having my photo taken with you, hopefully next time I see you in person I will have my Truly Scrumptous completed to show you???? Despite the rain & mud it was a wonderful day of sewing,chatting,food & purchasing!!! I have put some photos on my blog of the day. Cheers,Tanya

[Rachel]

And just when Melbourne probably needed the rain more, dammit! Never mind, clearly you had a great time!

[Julz at Simple Stitches]

OMG! Was that mud in the marquee, or outside?
Looks like a wonderful day either way....
cheers Julz

[Cornelia]

wow looks great, sad that I live so far away

[Jessica]

Wow it looks fabulous! More like a wedding than a stitching day! I'm sad I missed out, maybe next time!

[Jean Oliver]

Dear Natalie,

Thankyou so much for sharing your creative juices with my sister, Joyce and I at the Quilter's Angel reatreat on Saturday, 6th March. We both enjoyed the day so very much and having the opportunity to chat with you was like having the icing on a cake. By the time I decided I would like to purchase your Bag pattern, I whimped out on paddling through the ankle deep mud. Needless to say, I have plenty of projects to go on with.

Do hope we will see you again at one of Marion's Stitch Ins or the Stitcher's Dream Day Out. Marion does such an amazing job in organising these events and there is nothing missing. Every "T" is crossed and every "I" dotted. She is wonderful. Pleased to hear to were able to get your bird cage home safely. They were a fabulous touch.

I look forward to completing the quilt pattern that I received in my goodie box on the day. Thanks again for your inspiration. Happy Stitching.

Fond Regards,

Jean Oliver

[Florence]

sniff :( ; why Australia is so far ???