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so no prizes for guessing that we are going to Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne!! When we are in Sydney we will be visiting our wonderful friends Lee, John and their gorgeous daughters, then in Melbourne I will be meeting up with Meredithe. But not just Meredithe - Malcolm is leaving me with Merdithe, Miss Helen and Mrs Mac, as well as Miss Glenda who isn't in the photo.......
and we are going off for five days on a retreat here. While I'm off doing all things quilty, Malcolm will be enjoying himself visiting wineries! I think Meredithe is expecting me to take some of my Mrs Billings to work on (it was seeing M's award-winning version that inspired me to do it), But I am taking a stitchery project instead. This is part one of an eight part project
I have tacked the first for blocks to thin cotton wadding, ready to stitch with the wonderful threads I showed you the other day
there was a slight worry at patch'n'chat this afternoon that there would be no cake, as Annette is on holiday - but we needn't have worried, as Cathy had made delicious orange and date muffins for us
I finished stitching the binding on Father Christmas - now he just needs the black buttons for his eyes, the red buttons on his coat, and the pompom on his hat
we will be popping over to Berwick for a last visit before the holiday. No doubt there will be a walk on the beach and some sconnage-scoffing!! I hope you have a good weekend, love Anne