Monday, November 24, 2014

Bathurst Blog Meet

I was never going to miss THiS bloggers get together... actually it's a retreat... so I drove up to Bathurst approx 4.1/2 hours away. I met lots of "old" friends & made some new ones too.
18 of us stayed Friday & Saturday nights...while others just visited for the day... but either way we ALL had a great time... laughing, chatting & some even stitched... lol
A pic of the "SleepOver Ladies" that attended...


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I made a small gift for Chooky ( shed organiser) just to say THANK YOU.
Can you guess what it would be???
Yep a "chook" mini for her "shed".
We also had a  Make It ~ Bake It ~ or Fake It swap.
I choose a "make it" with a little fake it thrown in... & this is what I put together.
And guess who received it... yes...ChOOkY...

I was one of the lucky dip winners over the weekend too... receiving these cuties...
Actually I was lucky last... because a certain someone from HERE... kept WiNNinG...lol
I also managed to squeeze in a little shopping at The Home Patch... & although Anni Downs was away, her shop was still full of wonderful items.
Had a quick visit into Bathurst Fabric & Trim.
Now THaT place I could have an affair with... arrrhhh!
Fabric for my "wonky star quilt"...
And the lovely ChOOky gave everyone a little memory to take home!
I thought the "granny" kinda looked a little like me too!
THANKS ladies... for an absolutely wonderful weekend.

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I managed a little cutting at Friday Night Sew In... an all new meaning THIS weekend... with Wendy and the gang. Will show you what I did with it later this week...
The fabric NOT the scraps...lol
Now I'm off to catch up on some blog reading...
LuV being a BLoGGeR... woohoo...

28 comments:

Kim said...

Sounds like you had a lot of fun Cheryl.

Christine M said...

Glad to hear you had a wonderful time. You've come home with some lovely goodies too!

Vroomans' Quilts said...

What a cute mine! Lovely gifts swapped and the goodies brought home are super.

Anonymous said...

glad you are safely back home ,wow you had a wonderful time Chardy,lol,love all your lovely purchases,you might have to start extending the cubby hole,lol,love the mini that you made chooky and in her favourite colours.xx

Show and Tell said...

Great post Dory....I got that key fob also....I must be lil Red Riding hood then....LOL xxxx

Lynda said...

Lovely to meet you on Saturday, Cheryl.

Michelle Ridgway said...

I was jealously watching all the hijinks! What a great weekend. Love all of your treasure too x

Ondrea said...

Love that mini and I am sure Chooky loves It too. So many gorgeous swap items and love your purchases from Anni's shop. Pity she wasn't there. Love that fabric with the houses on it. Looking forward to more pics from the weekend.

Jane said...

What lovely goodies, and love the mini!

retdairyqueen said...

Ditto to what Michele said
Quite the little gad about aren't you?
So pleased you had a lovely time
I have one of Chookys little gifts too, from a while back

Sharm said...

How wonderful to get to meeting up with even more bloggers and a retreat to boot!!! Sounds like lots of fun!

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Love what you made for Chooky so very generous...yummy purchases,,,,very special gift from Chooky...looks like you had a ball ...next year bring it on xxxx

Yvonne W said...

What a great get together-- and visiting patchwork shops too-- my favourite is The Home Patch.

Susan said...

The Bathurst bloggers always have a great get together. Looking forward to seeing some pics.

Googy Girl said...
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Googy Girl said...

It was a really great weekend, it was great to catch up. Can't wait for next year

Karen S said...

It sounds like a fantastic time was had by all. I can't believe you also managed to fit in a shopping trip as well. You have picked up some delightful goodies.

Cheryl said...

Sounds like a great weekend Cheryll. Lovely gifts you made and I do LOVE your yummy purchases

Dasha said...

My goodness you get around girl! Sounds like a fabulous retreat.

Dasha said...

I also meant to say that I love the chooky you gave Chooky. LOL

Jo said...

Oh wow you have had fun 2 weekends in a row. Lucky you.....

KimM said...

WOW! Did you ever have FUN, or what?!? Lovely, lovely -
xxx

Lynda said...

Oh such fun and so many cute things. Retreats are always the best!

kiwikid said...

Great mini Cheryll, I bet chooky loved it. Sounds like you had a wonderful time, love the swap and purchases.

Anthea said...

Great to see you had a grand time Cheryll... & the shopping looks fab too...
x

Fiona said...

sounds just wonderful...
Hugz

Chookyblue...... said...

thanks so much for my chook..........and the blue has little chooks on it too......it is just adorable.........so that is a mini size? I need to get one of those stands......

I was stoked when I also got your "Make it fake it bake it swap"......

so nice to catch up again......but Dory remember don't go to the "dark side" with those other girls.....lol.....

Jewells said...

Just read this post.. yes, I was a lucky ducky winning those prizes many times.. I will have to return the luck and donate a few extra prizes for next year!