Cow Paddocks Patchwork

WHK Craft in the Country! What a Weekend!

Yes it is all over for another year! - Yes we are going to do it again!!!!!!

I can't say it wasn't exhausting but we think it went off really well and by all of the lovely feedback from those who attended it seems that it was enjoyed by all! A HUGE THANKYOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ENCOURAGING COMMENTS!!!!!

It is a huge undertaking and I could not have done it without DH ( and this does stand for "darling husband") not another abbreviation that we were joking about after a couple of glasses of "vino" lately!!!!!

Firstly a huge thankyou to the major sponsors of the weekend WHK Accountants - their support allowed our ladies of th west the opportunity to attend this event at very reasonable prices. WHK provide a range of products from accounting to financial advice so please give them a call if you are requiring services such as these plus many more. Their local offices are located at Chinchilla, Dalby and Toowoomba.

Also a huge thankyou to my parents Don & Noela, my in-laws Noel & Pat for babysitting, Vicky Hartley - my "ring in" helper and my staff  Ree Price & Virginia Rafton. A big thankyou to friends who rang with words of encouragement before and after the event and the Dulacca Playgroup mums who catered!

It is a team effort that is for sure. Also to Greg & Jan Allen from Pleasuresew Capalaba for coming all the way "out west" with their machines and Rosalie Waters from Rose Quilting Highfields for coming and sharing their information.

A special THANKYOU TO ALL THOSE WHO DONATED QUILTS OF LOVE - 93!!!!!!!! What an effort! - It is a very special cause and the hospitals and families do truly appreciate this act of kindness. also to my clover club girls who are always full of enthusiasm and support and some even let me use their quilts to hang over the weekend!  Neitta, Karen, Gwen, Pat & Virginia plus of course Anna & Joy!

Now we are doing it all again and I will have the details out in the next week so you can start planning for next  year!

So here are some photos of the weekend and I will put more up as I receive more (there wasn't much time for me to take photos!!)

The arrival - the cleanest cattle truck in the west! It was scrubbed with warm soapy water inside and out! The cows won't be game to set foot in it again!

The Helpers" under protest sometimes - we won't talk about the "upside down quilts" will we boys!

Just the beginning!

We are ready!!!!!!!!!!!! - We hope!

The entrance - only in the country do you have a cattle truck displaying quilts!

Even the flowers were out in bloom! The boys at Bassett Park did a wonderful job!

Some of the crowd of "stayers" on Saturday night! We had a ball and there were tears of laughter running down the cheeks of a few! The games were very entertaining - you just had to be there! Not to mention the names of certain quilt blocks!

Workshops on the Sunday were very well attended and here is Ree with some of her Colouring Table runner girls - Ree, Marci (Roma) Shirley (Morayfield) Cecily ( Roma). Well done girls!

Some of the bags - now the only reason I chopped the girls heads off was that one was a little camera shy! And she will thank me sooooo much for this! But aren't the bags gorgeous! These are the Cowbelles overnight bags!

Here is the back end of DH and Jud getting some assistance from Greg with her machine!

Leanne's gorgeous bag

Jud's farmyard bag!

So stay tuned for even more! 

So thankyou thankyou again for your support of the event and we look forward to next year!

   

WHK Craft In The Country

Hi everyone,

just an update on the weekend - most of you on my mailing list would have received an email by now - BUT just a reminder that - Please Please Book! The RSVP date and booking date where you need to have your booking form in and full payment is due by the 1st May HOWEVER I am willing to take participants up until the day of for the Saturday Programmes 1 & 2 but if you know before hand please let me know as this makes things much easier.  HOWEVER Sunday will  be a closed door day for the tuition unless you have booked previously.

Quilts of Love are due by the 5th May, again I am a little flexible with this and so have extended it until the 15th May. It is only one job but if we have each person sending theirs in at the last minute it makes it a very large job when we have lots of large jobs at the end. But we do appreciate your generosity with these gorgeous quilts in donating them to the hospitals but it does make life easier if we can have them before! We of course will accept any quilts right up until the day on behalf of the hospitals however they will not be eligible for judging and may not be able to be hung (depending upon time restraints).

So remember - CALL OR EMAIL ME if you have any concerns or questions! And with numbers starting to come in thick and fast there are still a few positions left for the Sunday workshops but BE QUICK!!!

I am so looking forward to catching up with our customers/friends and we will have a great weekend with LOTS OF PRIZES!!!

WHK Craft in the Country 2010!!!!!!

OK so here it is - most of you on my email and snail mail list would have/should have received info on this by now, so if you haven't please let me know and I will get you all the info you may need.

WHK CRAFT IN THE COUNTRY 2010

Where - Bassett Park, Roma

Major sponsor - WHK Accountants

When Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th June 2010

Please Note: Thankyou for your response and booking down names. We already have one tutor's class booked out but still have room with the other tutor at this point!!! However to ensure your spot you must make at least 50% payment upon booking or shortly thereafter to make sure your spot is secure. So please please make sure you book if you are interested and make your payment of at least 50% so you don't miss out. We will have to have an upper limit on the classes so first in best dressed will be the format.  Thankyou.

Programme - Short Version

Sat - Stitchers Gathering, Info Segments, Demos of gadgets, info on new Fabric Ranges, Guest Speaker, Demo of Janome & Brother sewing machines& Quilt Frames. Giveaways, Lucky Door, Quilt of Love Challenge, Quilt Show plus much more. Cow Paddock Shop in Attendance

Saturday Evening - "Stitch In" Social evening with complimentary Wine on arrival, Homemade soup and an evening of catching up with old friends and making new ones. Tips & Techniques segment, giveaways.

Sunday - Workshop with tutors with a choice of an overnight bag or a coloured french braid inspired table runner. Different Gift Bag, Information segments etc.

Costs: Saturday $40 (food not included)  morning/afternoon tea & lunch is available to purchase from the Dulacca Kindy Catering Group Includes all activities, gift bag, lucky draws etc

Saturday evening $15 includes compliementary glass of wine upon arrival, homemade soup & roll, all activities

Sunday $55 (food not included) includes tuition from tutors, different gift bag, all activities. Requirements for the workshop or kits are available at reastonable costs.

Please contact me for a complete programme of events and further details of costings etc.

Bookings are essential with a 50% deposit upon booking and final payment by the 1st May 2010. Payment is non Refundable from the 1st May 2010.

2010 Craft in The Country

With the continuing success of our Open day we are again looking at next year's event - already!

So please leave any comments, ideas that you may like us to incorporate into next years event. Some ideas that have already been mentioned include 1 session for the guest speaker, 1 session for me with a small tutorial and more time for looking at gadgets, latest fabric ranges & try before you buy areas.

Also perhaps on the Sunday a full day workshop may be made available in a certain project to enable those travelling long distances to get more into their weekend.

A few things that are a definate for next year are - we will be holding the Quilts of Love Challange again and all quilts will be accepted right up to and including the day for donation. HOWEVER if they are to be included in the display and therefore judging they MUST arrive at the Cow Paddocks Shop AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR. This will enable them to be hung, catalogued, ticketed etc.

So if you like you can make a start on them now - remember they are to be either 50cm square or 100cm square and suitable for infants. They are a great way to try out new techniques and provide a very special gift for the special care unit and the families of sick bubs.

Stay tuned we will have much much more to come!!!!