The convent is located at 1 St Helliers Street Abbotsford in Melbourne.
More information about how to get there here.
What better venue to have our quilt stitched by (mainly)women displayed than at the convent?
If you've been following the project & you're available on the 23rd we'd love to see you.
Just RSVP by replying to my RSVP comment on this post or if you're shy you can email.
The Quilt Project site will be launched on this evening also & will be live on the 24th of October.
was such a lot of fun:
lovely chatter
sipping
laughing
& a wee bit of peddling
The rockstars a la mike & the smalls had a brilliant time:
tree climbing
swinging
dodge balling
& swing dodging
... one point the big girl was laughing so hard she spat & snorted apple juice.
Gemma ran a fantastic session at Brown Owls last night.
I was mixing up a fixative cocktail or two behind the bar! (so I didn't take any pics of the wonderful printing everyone did). But Pip has some fabulous pics up here.
Everyone was busy stamping up a storm. There was a lovely creative buzz, everyone sharing ideas & skills. What a fabulous night.
My favourite print of the night?
Evie made a wonderful abstract stamp & then repeated the design to create this gorgeous singlet.
Footnote: Challenge is good for you!
Being prepared...
10 apples up on top.
I can't really remember this book too well but I know it's something along the lines of someone trying to balance many apples up on top of their head & trying not to let them fall.
I do remember this quote:
"look you can do it, I can do it too".
Eeek thanks Alex...too cute! I think that kid might have screamer's nodules.
toadstools at Brown Owls last night.
It wasn't the same without Pip.
Gemma & Brooke & I hosted...lot's of lovely girls created these cute pincushions. Everyone finished in plenty of time for a toadstool fashion shoot.
I love that everyone's toadstools are, to quote the smalls: "same, same but different".
Click image for photo credits.
More Fun at Polyvore & Brown Owls last night.
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is good for the soul.
In preparation for tonight's Brown Owls get together I've been doing some hand piecing.
It's hugely satisfying to examine your perfectly pressed hand pieced work. I think this progress pic looks so pretty. You could never get the back of anything machined to look that good or sit that flat.
Normally I'm all about the speedy quick but I've really been enjoying the handwork I've been doing lately. It keeps me upstairs with the date at night & it's portable. I've been multi-tasking at the kids gym, football, soccer & at family events too.
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One of my first attempts at hand piecing (C1997). As you can see by the fact that it remains unfinished I really didn't love either the fabric or the design. It's not a bad job though & I'm looking forward to a bit of had piecing at Brown Owls on the 23rd of June.
I'm NOT a yarnish type crafter. BUT...I thought I had better "be prepared" for Brown Owls last night. So yesterday (more as cleaning avoidance than anything else) I sat in the Northern sun & did this.
No suprises ... I forgot to take my camera to Brown Owls last night but both Pip & Gem were in full click. The clubhouse was humming along beautifully. Jess did a brilliant job covering the basics of a granny square & making sure that everyone was on track. Lara & Amy came along to help & there were a couple of other lovely owls who were pretty confident with the hook. Everyone helped each other - it was fun.
We drank champagne & had cake to celebrate Brooke's birthday. What a gorgeous evening it was.
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I left my camera at Brown Owls last night.
I drove past 4 Op Shops on the way to & fro. I may have stopped in at a couple.
I'm thrilled with my little sugar bowl. Green apples are popping up everywhere lately.
BUT...the find of the day has to go to this:
How fabulous is our new door prize barrel? Straight to the pool room club house for this little baby.
I reckon the barrel girl will LOVE it.
Gets the thumbs up from me!
It just goes to show...you've got to be open to try new things.
What a lovely night we had at Brown Owls last night. Aunty Pat was a marvellous teacher. We learnt new tricks & laughed lots. I got the low down on the trip to Mood & the star spotting from this jetsetting girl.
Pip has some lovely photos on her blog.