Thankyou Chooky for 2023

 Well, another Scrub Stitchin’ is over and everyone is nearly home, I would like to say a huge Thankyou to Chooky for all her time and effort getting us together. She had to overcome a few hurdles but it all worked out.

Here is the group

And the wonderful keepsake bag

With everyone’s name on it.

Once again, Thankyou Chooky and everyone for a fantastic time.

On the road again.heading north.

 We are having a lovely trip too. I am so happy to have the weather warming up as we head north.

Seen some sites. We have not seen as many emus as we did crossing the Hay plains. There were so many. Sorry but no photos of them. However I did get a photo of these ones. 

Stayed in Hay for the night.

Passed this wonderful silo at Weethalle. This was painted by Heesco Khosnaran.

Painted silos are popping up all over the country now and are magnificent to see up close.

And we enjoyed a lovely Chinese dinner in Forbes.

Can’t wait until tomorrow to see everyone.

Travelling scrubbers

A few photos while on the road

Goorambat

you have to laugh 🤣🤣

Devenish

St James

Tungamah

tonight we have been in West Wyalong, tiki tour continues today see you soon. 

Sue and Raewyn

Feeling the love............

 So the optional group project this year is the Moda Love quilt this year...........

I have three of these quilts..........two I made and one I helped Fairy Girl make........

The pattern is great and goes together pretty quickly...........

You can use a layer cake (10" squares), Charm pack (5' squares) or a mini charm pack (2.5" squares)

you can find the pattern here Moda Love

I will be making the mini charm quilt which will finish at 12"

What do you think...........do you want to play????

stinking hot day here again today.........

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

Chookyblue.....

Its really happening............

Gail has started her trip to Oz.............

28 sleeps to go girls............

OMG i'm a little excited......

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

Chookyblue........

What does Australia mean to you???

We finally have the dinner theme and sorry its getting a bit close but hey we have it.......

WHAT DOES AUSTRALIA MEAN TO YOU????

wildlife?

Flag?

food?

Sport?

a place?

stockman?

Opera House and Harbour Bridge?

Many choices here

Indigenous Australians?

deadly snakes?

Windmills and sunsets?

beaches and water?

Have a think...............dinner theme is "Australiana"

What does Australia mean to you???? 

Could be any of the above or whatever you choose - colours, things, places, plants, animals, people, sport, food, 
I can't wait to see what you all think of.......especially the international girls........

As usual this can be as simple of complex as you like...........
Sorry I am off the planet.......don't have time to scratch myself lately........

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

Chookyblue..........

100-2=98 sleeps......

I meant to do this post two days ago.......

Better late then never but OMG 98 sleeps until Scrub Stitchin'......

Look what came up in my memory today........

Catch you later......

Chookyblue......

Miss Jules Kaffe quilt.......

 you might remember Miss Jules was madly making some Kaffe blocks before we left Scrub Stitchin' this year........

Well she got the top together last week when we were on retreat with Lynda, Susan and Maureen who have also been to SS previously...... 

Susan and Maureen are coming again in 2023........

Jules has also finished her twister quilt top which I forgot to take a photo of.........

Both have been left with Jackson to work his magic.......

Catch you later........

Chookyblue.....

SS update.....

I am always excited about Scrub Stitchin'

And I always wonder how I will contain my excitement when planning for the next retreat..........

But I am going to call us full now......Lianne is joining us from Gunnedah and possibly Deana USA....

I have a couple of possibles floating in the wings.....

But you best prepare yourself to meet more wonderful people, renew friendships from previous years and sew up a storm..........

And who knows what we might get up new year...........but I know it will be filled with lots of laughter, friendship, sharing, sewing and way to much food......

170 days til SS2023

{insert squeal}

Chookyblue.........

 

Chookyblue 2022 part 8...........

 Given Janice and I brought a bundle of fabric each back in 2013 to make out twister quilts......life happened and we never got to make them together........so we had both located our fabric bundles again complete with notes - who knew I could be so organised.........

Anyway we decided to make them at Scrub Stitchin' so we mentioned to the girls what we were doing and if anyone wanted to join us please do............

Jo flew out the gate and the above and below results..........Love the brights...........

 

Janice threw Jo a challenge to make a mini twister with the left overs............Now this does not use the 5in template...........I think it's more like 3.5 or 4in..............

its one Janice made up..........

Jo being Jo jumped right in and made this from her left overs.............its about 12in square..........I love it........she turned it into a placemat/cutlery holder..........

Jenny made this blue and green version..........

My mum used to say "blue and green should never be seen" I always wore it together as I love the combination.........

It looked great twisted........

My niece wanted to make something...........

so she made a table runner using 5in squares........

Cut out ready to resew...........

It takes a village to raise a child and thanks to the team effort Izzy got her runner done and even machine sewed the binding down........Thanks everyone for your help......you know who you are........

Mary made this pretty Tilda version.......

I missed taking photos of her runner.........and I had to get this photo from Mary

This one was mine.........

First border after twisting...............

Second border on............the quilt does drop in size as you use 10 in blocks and they reduce to 8in when cut............but i added size back to mine with the borders...........

Loving the colours so far.......

Janice had the same fabrics but chose not to use the whites..........

Different look even though we are the same..........I do like the lines coming thru also...........she has borders to add to this also.......

And Brenda..........she made this runner............

What fun the twisters are.......I will be making more............

A couple other girls Julie and Peta got the tops pieced but didn't have the first border fabric so got stalled.......I'm sure we will see them finished next year.......

This ends the Scrub Stitchin' retreat posts and back to regular posts..........

Keep the love of blogging alive......

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

Chookyblue.....