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an Eggcellent weekend




Last weekend i was very lucky to be invited to join with a group of fabulous women to do a weekend retreat at cottage on the hill


in Nundle


kerry's fabulous shop





of course there was wine to share


and these little guys were the incitement to press our seams,
they waited for us at the ironing board


my strips grew quickly


there was a lot of concentration


and a little bit of hairdressing


a beautiful sunset greeted us as we left after the first day


my finished quilt top, completed just after lunch on the sunday


Beau our constant companion for the weekend, he was always right there on the doorstep enjoying the sun

if you have ever considered going to Kerry's (cottage on the hill) for a weekend retreat

GO

you will have a ball spending all day stitching and eating glorious food

hope your hands are working on something that you love

Ciao

Patricia

Comments

Cardygirl said…
Glad you had fun...like your quilt!
it sure was a great weekend........love the quilt you did......thanks for the extra sewing you did too....must try the hairdo on Fairy Girl.....but those M&M's need to be on the other side of the shop so we have to walk all the way over there for exercise first..........lol.......
Anita said…
What a great weekend it was!!
Susan said…
Looks like a perfect weekend. You did well to finish your top.
Cottage On the Hill....is the best place, we head off in two weeks...it will be year number 11 for us...Just love your quilt....glad you had a ball Trish...xxx
Deb R said…
Wow looks like you guys had a fabulous time!!! Very proud a completed quilt top yay!
Fiona said…
Sounds like an excellent weekend.... so fun to sew with friends...
Hugz
Allie said…
That looks so fun, and I LOVE your quilt top, it's just gorgeous!!!
Linda said…
Love your quilt...looks like a bunch of fun!!
It was a wonderful weekend, Trish.....great company, lots of laughs, heaps of calories...haha....and blissful sewing time.....did you think we had enough variety in wine to choose from???....how many sleeps till we do it all again???.......
Anonymous said…
Looks like you had a great weekend :)
It was great to have you visit me, so glad you enjoyed yourself, your quilt looks great and how is the meatsafe going??

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