Cow Paddocks Patchwork

Injune Christmas Frivolity & Friendship

Yet again - what can I say - the Injune ladies have a very unique group. They are a great mob of friends and quite a few are related to each other so they are quite intertwined in many ways. Not just by relationships and not just by quilting but many have other joint interests also. So it is with great pleasure and excitement that I travel to Injune for their Xmas breakup again this year. I must say that I feel quite special being invited into their special group and especially to their breakup. Without giving them a head swell that they are just "too good" it is not just how they look after me but the bond they have with each other and looking out for each other that make them what I consider a group to aspire to be like.  I am often quoted that its "Not just about the sewing" is so true with this group this is for some just about the only regular outlet they have to mix with other women and when the drought was on in earnest provided a place to share problems and have a chance to sometimes escape the reality for a little while. The Injune Creek Patchwork group epitomises what nearly all patchwork groups are about in the West - the companionship, sharing, looking out for each other and having some fun creating along the way.

So now that I have raved enough - hopefully not too many of them will read this and have their egos grown too much - ha! ha! 

So the xmas breakup - well this year the December was Vikki's month (they each have a month so they can organise what will happen on their day) and with this she organised a lovely luncheon at the hall with beautiful salads and ham from the Local Spar Supermarket, wine etc. We had a lovely lucky gift draw, show n tell of pledges from the year before, Super Yummy smokos provided by everyone and we SLEPT at the hall!!!

So we had 2 days of fun and sharing. The Cow Paddocks Shop was in attendance for any requirements and the girls started and pretty much completed a charity quilt top and then started on some Quilts of Love for the Toomba Ladies DAy/Craft in the Country - Quilt of Love Challenge!

It was great catching up with everyone and hopefully we will see you all again next time!

I hope to have some pics to share with you all shortly!

Magnificent Moonie & The Melbourne Cup

Time has flown by and I am trying to catch up with some of the exciting adventures I have had during the year. Someone suggested I should write my "Memoirs of a Patchwork Teacher in Western Qld" perhaps........ or not - maybe I could mention the feral kid goat that was in the one class where the participant had to stop sewing and feed it every few hours and take it out to do it's "business" or perhaps there was the time that a bolt of fabric shimmied down to push the window button to open and nearly ended up with half the car of fabric toppling out onto a muddy dirt (just reopened) road somewhere between Taroom and Roma, or then there was the time I got to sleep in a lovely young fellows swag .......... without the young fellow!!!! Mmmmm maybe that is food for thought in  my old age - ha! ha!

Anyway back to the task at hand. In November the lovey ladies of the Moonie ICPA (Isolated Children's Parents Association) had their annual Melbourne Cup Luncheon and as they had a "sewing/craft" theme this year I was very  honoured in to being asked to be their guest speaker!

The ladies did a fantastic job and the luncheon was just absolutely delicious, the sports club looked splendid and every one had a great time. Now I tried to keep it relative to those who weren't "crafty" like us so touched on the trials and tribulations of starting a business "on farm" being a mum, etc of trying to keep a handle on it all! From all accounts I apparently did an OK job - see I TOLD you MOONIE ladies were very nice!!!!! And I wasn't chased out of the place so all was good. A huge thankyou must go to Arlie, REbel & Sonia for putting me up/putting up with me and feeding me and supplying me with liquid sustenance!!!!!! And to Lynelle for organising me!!!!

Here are a few pics from the day - some even made it into the QCL - sorry Queensland Country Life - the "Bible" out here. The paper we get every Thursday that consists of the latest rural news, cattle markets & properties for sale (which all the men read first) (From the back to the front usually)AND the social pages (which all the women read first). I think this explains sometimes why new teachers fresh from the city think that many country boys are dislexic - they watch their fathers read and so they start reading from the back of the book and from right to left!!!! - well a funny theory anyway!

 

Oooh and yes did I mention it was another good excuse to buy a hat!!! Yes most of you know by now I do have a thing about hats! And of course from Cheeky Girl in Miles  (and the dress was from there too of course) - oooh and the resin necklace from Coomber Bros in Roma!!! They have the most gorgeous colours at the moment.

Now also I must comment that Lynelle did pretty well taking this photo as I am the least photogenic person in the world - but I did have a lady comment that hadn't met me prior to seeing this photo and said how in the photo I look much taller/ and I think she was eluding to heavier?????? So can I now say that photos make me look bigger than I really am??????ha! Ha! sounds like a good excuse?????

It was a lovely day - even if the horse I received in the sweep I think is still running!!!

Thankyou ladies for a lovely day and Congrats on such a wonderful Community Event!