Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sewjourn Cactus Beauty



Heading off to bed now after a FABULOUS weekend away with a bunch of sewing girls at the wonderful Sewjourn in Lancefield.  Wow, what a place.  It was fantastic, with everything a sewing girl could need for a few days.  It even had a wonderful cactus garden which I took particular interest in, and marveled at their drought tolerance sense.  Although cactus gardens can sometimes look unfriendly and dangerous with their spikes and wrinkly old skin, they have a wonderful ability to put on a magnificent display with flowers at particular times of the year, and I saw glimpses of this on their website.  I was even moved to buy a velvet looking cactus at the Farmers Market on the Saturday and will put it in my flowergarden as a reminder of a great weekend.  
Thank you ladies!
I was particularly taken with Kathryn's work - for a new"ish" quilter, she is "the bomb!"  To attempt and conquer such patterns, I take my hat off to her.
From left to right: Shabby, Nikki, Lara, Me, Jodie, Megan and Rachael
all very tired after staying up until 3am sewing and singing Sound of Music and ABBA renditions
. . . another Shabby Masterpiece

. . . good night now   Zzzzzzzz

21 comments:

  1. How FANTASTIC was that weekend! Thanks so much for being such fun and so clever - you're an inspiration Annie!

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  2. Yes - I second Lara on all of that! Too tired (and still drinking hot whiskey) to form a more eloquent sentence than that.

    Looking forward to seeing your no-pattern clothing creations...
    xxn

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  3. Look at you with a naked face!! Glad y'all had a great time I have been thinking about you all weekend feeling all envious and such.

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  4. Not fair! Why couldn't I come too???? Stamping my foot now!

    Me xxx

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  5. What a talented bunch of ladies you are! I'll just bet you had a blast.

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  6. You haven´t changed much since the photo in your profile was taken!

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  7. Sounds like you all had a wonderful time and it sure lokks like a special kind of place. Hope you are not too tired for school today!

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  8. Oh, you are too kind Annie! It WAS a fab weekend...now I am going to sleep all day!!!

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  9. Looks like you had a fabulous weekend.
    Alison

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  10. Sounds like a wonderful weekend!! I'm heading away this weekend, hope to have just as much fun and even better actually achieve something!

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  11. The whole weekend was fabulous and I cannot wait to do it again. What a fantastic group of people we have found through blogging !

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  12. Wow it sounds and looks like you all had a wonderful time. I'm green with envy.

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  13. Great to meet you Annie - you are a very talented girl! I'm so pleased you had a great weekend.....and that you appreciate the cactus garden!!!!!

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  14. That sounds like the most fun ever. I'm trying hard not to be jealous!

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  15. sounds like a wonderful weekend!
    : )

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  16. Welcome home Annie, love the quilt. It sounds like you had a marvellous time.

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  17. From all reports you girls had a pretty fun weekend.

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  18. Hey Annie,
    Hope I passed on some new sewing tips! I had a fabo time, and it was such a shame to leave early.
    will have to see what everyone ended up completing!
    em

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  19. a wonderful time away.......you look different without your glasses.....

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  20. love that shabby maaterpiece quilt!

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