Follow me if you will.....

wish my legs always looked that long

 along this waterway here, we are heading to...

 The Perth Quilt & Craft Show, how lucky was I then that this happened to be on in Perth the same time I happened to be there

 lots of goodies to look at, eye candy galore... I know you get the picture!

 and some very stunning quilts to look at

 and I do mean stunning

 inspirational....

very picturesque don't you think...

this was my favorite stand... I am really very into vintage at the moment, and brights ~ that's like chalk n cheese huh..
off for a walk now.. in the sunshine, and warmth
enjoy your day!

Stars in my eyes...

 well fabric star...

 coming together all very nicely don't you think?

 and a hanging lantern ...

 all goodies

 and more stars

 may a sandwich or 2

throw in some whirlygig

and a wood pile mayhaps

more Dresden Plate blades..... piles n piles of them actually

a wing and a prayer for good measure..
thanks heaps Sarah for sharing your time with us and teaching us all heaps, I know I can speak for everyone and say that we all had so much fun!
Shall we do it again next year?

weekend retreats are soooo much fun

 Sarah Fielke was our special guest tutor at our winter weekend retreat at Pudding Hill Methven this weekend - Keep Calm & Quilt On

 and we certainly did plenty of that, I taught my Mt Cook Sunrise class, I always love teaching this, sooooooo much fun!

 a few completed blocks

 and "The Burbs" from Sarah's first book - Material Obsession

 Roz placing her stars (from "Quilting from Little Things")

 Fenella & Sarah showing off another of Sarah's wonderful creations - " A Walk in Deventer" - inspired by Sarah's visit to the Netherlands last year

 and again -

 close up of previous....

and I taught these fabric art books today, I love these, so creative and such fun!

Fenella taught "Sand in my shoes" and Michelle was a fabulous help for the weekend, it was a great weekend ladies and I really enjoyed our time together...thanks to everyone who came and made our retreat weekend so fun-filled and fantastic, you were all amazingly wonderful to be with, do come again next year!

57% finished...

 shadows from the morning sun, one or two trees still to come down...

                  not sure who is going to clean these windows

                                           exterior cedar cladding

                                                    main bedroom

                                                deck post rails

                                                 lounge area

                                                     kitchen

                                                         dining...
well it all will be in a few months...