Scrub Stitchin' 2025 Day 3.........

                                 I will back date this post to fit in in near the others.......... 

                                             Another busy day for everyone..............

Sandy from Shiralee Stitches brought along some of her shop which was so pretty............I may have succumb to some purchases...........

Its always great to move the tables around and lay out some quilts................this one belongs to Di............its beautiful...........

Brenda made us a couple of Ginger Fluff Sponge cakes......she is prize winning for these cakes and they are as light as a feather............

more laying out.............

a beautiful paddock lily I found on a walk...............

dragged a few of the girls off on a short walk.............got to keep moving.............and the mozzies only collected up under Kate's dress so that was good for us...........

I think this was a Kawandi lesson.............

Kate had stolen Jo's hat that she made..........

Cuppa and chat times are treasured.............

Another quilt being laid out..........

I worked on my binding and finally I think I got it finished on Friday..............

very slow process..........but I think I was quicker at sewing it down then attaching it to start with.........

I found this little quote.......

"One secret of life is that life works at all because not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day. Another secret is that laughter is carbonated holiness" - Anne Lamont

All to quickly the retreat is passing by...........

but the moments are treasured by me and the joy of looking around the room seeing everyone mixing with each other........enjoying the wins and helping with the challenges.........

the conversations are many and varied..............

the colour, styles, skills, thoughts are many and varied but all valued just as they are........

it is a very special tribe to be part of..........

I am honored and so fortunate....

Chookyblue.......... 

Scrub Stitchin' day 2......

 Scones on retreat are mandatory.............
so 10am Thursday they were delivered perfect timing for morning tea.............

Served up with jam and cream..........the only way to eat scones...........

the gorgeous bottle brush were from the garden at Camp Cypress and I did get permission to pick some............

the other blossoms and leaves were from mine and Brenda's gardens...........

it worked well together...........

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here we are having lunch..........

today was all about food................

And then later we were enjoying nibbles.............

sorry got some weird colouring across a few photos............

lots of happy faces...........

and that brings us to the end of day too.............pretty mild on the photo front................

Catch you later.........

Chookyblue......

Scrub Stitchin' day 1..........

Lets start with Scrub Stitchin' posts........

wow what a year.........this year I decided to set up on the Sunday before the retreat which was great that the dining room was not in use........the final touches I added on the Wednesday morning and I must say this made life so much easier.........

huge thanks to Di (and Rusty), Mary, Brenda, Mum and Mr Chooky for helping with the setup.......

AND this year I decided that we would set up for the theme dinner before the retreat started........it takes time the last few years and I thought we could enjoy it for longer............

The theme for dinner was "Winter Wonderland in the Warrumbungles"...........

Di sourced the bags for me and I am not sure where she got them but they looked fabulous on the tables.........

Slowly the room filled up and more quilts got hung on the walls............

Unfortunately the power went out in the afternoon.........turned out to be a major black out for about 3 hours for the whole town so in the end we headed up early to the Bowling Club for dinner. 

Lucky we had planned the Bowling Club for dinner this year as they have an emergency generator so they could still cook our meals........

Of course we went back to sewing again once dinner was completed.............one of the girls won a meat raffle.........and we put a bit of money into the club..........

Just realised i don't have very many photos from day one so that's day one done....

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue......

2025 outstanding tribe..........

I really cannot say any more then thankyou...............

As I said I am honored and grateful that you all choose to hang with this wonderful tribe........

It is a joy to organise a retreat for you to play with fabric, chat, eat, drink and be inspired with me.........

Its been a hectic week but a wonderful time with friends................now to hang with family so when I get a chance I will do some blog posts..........which are way over due...........

Catch you later..........

Chookyblue........

💙💙💙

 

Scrub Stitchin Surprise Kawandi project

 Hi everyone 

Well I had an impromptu road trip and stopped at scrub stitchin. 

Held a quick Kawandi class for this years project. Kate has started hers.

So exciting 

Claytons Cyber Scrub Stitchin' Linky Party

If you would like to show us what you are stitchin' on or how you are joining in for our Claytons Retreat, do your blog post and link it below.

Looking forward to seeing your work!

Just ignore #1 below...I was testing.

If there are any problems - leave a comment.

Quilting.......

 Hi girls

Annette from Armidale is happy to take any quilts back to Jackson for quilting.....

Just bring them and your backing to the retreat. Labelled in a bag..........

Chooky

Setup and weather.......

Well Scrub Stitchin' is pretty much all set up thanks to Mary, Brenda, Dianne and mum.......(Rusty and Brian)

Can't wait to see everyone from 10am Wednesday......

Sunset yesterday..... The light was beautiful...... The weather has been delightful....... Autumn is finally here...... This week looks like mid teens to mid 20's so great weather to enjoy a sewing retreat...... With the recent rain Camp Cypress and the showground is nice and green.......

We've got the massage lady booked for Thursday and Friday so there are still some spots left of you haven't told me yet......

2 sleeps...... 

OMG can you believe that.......

I know plenty of you are on the road already.......

OMG I'm so excited......

Lou and Janice should be here tonight.......

See you all soon..... 

Travel safe.....

Chookyblue xxxx

Claytons Scrub Stitchin'

You can find the Linky Party by clicking here.

Who really wishes they were in Baradine, sewing along with all the ladies, sharing the fun and food, not to mention some retail therapy?

Well, we can't all be there, so I am hosting a Claytons Cyber Scrub Stitchin' Linky Party.

For those not in the know . . . .

Where did the term Claytons come from?

In Australian and New Zealand usage, largely illusory; existing in name only. The expression comes (in the 1980s) from the proprietary name of a soft drink marketed using the line 'It's the drink I have when I'm not having a drink'.

So, for us - the retreat we are having when we are not on retreat.

The idea first occurred to me last year and if you look here you will see I did the same thing last year by myself.

I will do a Linky post here on the 9th April when the ladies start arriving at Baradine.
You can add a post each day, or whenever you like.  Just keep going back to the original post.

If you can, put aside some time from the 9th April to the 13th - maybe all the days??, maybe some of the days, maybe just a few hours here and there.  Whatever you can manage.

Start organising now - as if you were at the retreat.   Plan projects, maybe do some cutting, clean the machine....all those things you would do if you were going.

And if you'd like to participate in the "Gala Dinner" night - the theme is:

Winter Wonderland in the Warrumbungles

Who wants to come along?