adult's clothing, children's clothing, kids clothing, miscellaneous, patchwork, quilting, sewing

Sewjourning

by thornberry

Oh wow.  What a wonderful weekend!  I headed off to Sewjourn on Friday night with the loveliest group of women. 

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And we ate and we laughed and we drank and we laughed and we sewed and we laughed and some quilted and we laughed and I crocheted and we laughed and we danced and we sang and we laughed.  And we sewed!

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Jodie was busy with her elephants (until I spilled my glass of red wine over them – sorry AGAIN for that Jodie) and a secret project.

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Annie was busy on multiple quilting projects – I think at last count she worked on five different quilts?  I love this crazy block quilt.  The green sashing is perfect.

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My dear friend blogless Megan was working on an incredible bargello quilt.  It was just like she was painting with fabric.  Astounding.

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Rachel almost finished this beautiful quilt top for her little girl Maya.  The colours are so soft and pretty and she matched everything up so well.

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Kathryn worked on two quilts – this one had teeny little pieces, and came together so beautifully once she’d done all the quilting.

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Nikki was busy whipping up clothes for her daughter and for herself.  She helped me to move out of my comfort zone of  “follow the pattern, follow the instructions” to make a patternless skirt and top for myself.  She is SO clever!  And she makes a terrific hot whisky.

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Emma was busy whipping up bags with shrinking sheet – a groovy product that can texturise fabric.  Nikki and I were busy trying to think up ways we could use it in clothing.  And what did I get up to?

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There was a farmer’s market on in Lancefield, the biannual quilt show, a super op-shop and marvellous book shop were open, and a terrific clothing sale was on at the local boutique (where I was able to try on and buy clothes without my children’s input – yay)!  There went Saturday morning!  However, I still did finish almost everything I’d cut out.

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Clockwise from top left: dress and waistcoat for Clare, pinafore for Clare, dress/top for Stella, pinafore for Stella.  And a jacket for Stella is half sewn.

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How DID we all get so much done?  Possibly the fact that I only had about 11 hours sleep over the entire weekend had something to do with it – we were all so busy sewing and chatting that we weren’t even aware how late it was each night.  I met wonderful women who were generous of spirit, immensely talented, and so much FUN!  I haven’t laughed so much for ages.  And even though I did miss my family, I managed to elude motherguilt.  The weekend away was great for all of us (Clare did make me a welcome home card and Stella clapped and squealed when I walked through the door).

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So this is us!  Kathryn, Nikki, me, Annie, Jodie, Megan and Rachel.  Emma is missing from the photo.  Sewjourn is absolutely the perfect setup for crafty weekends away.  The cottage is beautifully decorated and extremely comfortable, the studio has loads of light and powerpoints and convenient facilities.  All only an hour’s drive from Melbourne!  Despite feeling sleep-deprived, I am feeling revitalised and reinvigorated.  Thank you SO much everyone – can’t wait to do it all again!