JUKEJEMA QUILTING BARN

More Retreat Treats

I am loving reading all the blogs out there from the girls who came along to retreat. There are some great pictures and its so nice hearing such positive comments....Thanks girls! 

Our three tutors had some fantastic tables set up with displays of their work..

Janelle's  table was just lovely and bright and who could resist those two lovely girls watching the weekends entertainment...oh and didn't we have some entertainment (to find out what it was you will have to check out Anni's blog)

and a little more of Janelle's stitching goodies.

Another lovely bright table..

belongs to the divine Miss Natalie. 

Lots of beautiful things to stitch for Christmas.. and her lovely Lullaby in the night sky quilt

Perfect for that special little (or big) person in your life! 

And the lovely Anni's table...

and lots of new goodies made with her new fabric line.

I am very lucky to have Anni's new patterns and fabric in stock now!!

"My Favourite Sewing Basket" , what a perfect place to keep your next project all together in one place.

We also got to take a look at the projects from Anni's new book, " Some Kind of Wonderful" and let me say there are so many projects in it that I want to make....just need to decide what to start on!!

I also had my own table of goodies set up just in case anybody felt the need for a little retail therapy.

Is that you Sandy ?!?! Fancy catching you shopping :)

The beautiful new Cosmo Seasons collection of threads

Sue finding something that she can't live without!

and my wonderful Carol. Everyone needs their own Carol....she keeps you sane, is fantastic at taking such good care of everyone (especially me!) and I don't know what I would do without her!! So if you want a Carol you will have to find your own!!! Thank you for all your help Carol xxx

I still have all the wonderful show and tell photos to blog so will post again soon,

Til next time,

Happy Stitching,    Kim :) 

 

 

What a Weekend!

Wow....I can't believe how quickly time flies!!

I was counting down the days..cutting and folding fat quarters,packing kits and in the blink of an eye it was time to head off to Waterslea for our "Stitching at Waters Edge" retreat.

Waterslea is such a spectacular place and straight away you start to relax and just take in the whole view...although nobody was keen to test the pool out...maybe next time girls!?!  I snapped this picture in a rare sunny moment. Most of the time it was raining and that suited everyone just fine..perfect stitching weather..especially when you are in the company of these talented ladies...

I am so very happy to support the wonderful designers that we have here in Australia and how fantastic that we can share the weekend with Anni Downs,Janelle Wind and Natalie Ross. These girls are so generous with their time and designed some beautiful new projects for our retreat.

Anni made this Christmas table mat with a pieced centre and embroidery around the outside and also these Christmas cones.

These are so cute and just perfect for hanging on the tree or would be lovely on your Christmas table filled with choccies! Anni also had a woollen bag but I will have to post a picture next time as I mustn't have downloaded it!

Janelle's project..

"Cherry Lane Bag"  which was beautifully machine stitched with some zig zag piecing and embellished with a fabric flower. Janelle also made a matching wristy bag and also showed the girls how to use the flower for decorating a journal and also making a belt or jazzing up a hairband. We saw some fantastic bags over the weekend in a variety of fabrics.

And Natalie's projects..

a stitched block keeper, with a gorgeous angel on the front cover and a special place inside to hold your patterns

and a very snazzy "Retreat Seat". A very comfy place to sit with pockets at the sides to keep all your stitching needs close at hand. The girls were very creative in coming up with places that this cozy seat would come in handy, some were very interesting indeed!

A huge big thank you to everyone who helped me out and kept me sane. There is so much time and effort that goes into making the weekend run smoothly and I certainly could not do it alone...hugs to you all xxxx

I was so lucky to share a wonderful weekend with a great bunch of people. I will post again soon with some more pictures and some spectacular show and tell.

Til next time,

Happy Stitching, Kim :) 

 

 

The Final Countdown

Well girls... I know the title of the blog post sounds like an old eighties song, but what I am counting down is days until the retreat!

There is still alot of things to organise before Friday 19th August but one thing that has been completed is the requirements list. Our lovely tutors have been busy with the wonderful projects that they have made especially for our Waters Edge Retreat. The requirement lists are all complete and have been posted out, so if you are joining us for a wonderful weekend of relaxation...and stitching

you have the next few weeks to decide on which project you will start work on....or if you can't decide you could always stitch a little of each one!! 

I have made some kits up for the projects and will also have fabric and goodies from the shop available for purchase. For you girls who can't join us for the weekend, I will be sure to get lots of photos!

A very big congratulations to Chris Jurd

 who won first place in the "New Traditions from Old Favourites" category at this years Darling Harbour Quilt Show.

We are certainly very privileged to have Chris teaching classes at Jukejema, including the award winning "Lots of Dots" circle sampler quilt.

Chris travels to us from her home in the Blue Mountains and is happy to share her knowledge of foundation piecing with our students.

Here are some samples of work from the "Lots of Dots" class.

For many of these students it is their first time doing foundation piecing, and as you can see the results are just gorgeous. 

Chris will be joining us again in November and we also have dates set for 2012. So if you have always wanted to try your hand at foundation piecing, Chris is more than happy for you to work on any of her designs, and what a wonderful way to learn some new techniques. If you don't want to miss out on this great opportunity be sure to contact us at the shop to pop your name down and let us know which of Chris' patterns you would like to work on. 

Well I guess I should get back to work and finish cutting some fat 1/4's for the retreat...

Til next time,

Happy stitching, Kim :)