the shopping at the quilt show.....

WARNING this is a Kris type post...........lots of pics and writing......LOL.....you better get a cuppa

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Oh I knew there was someone else who had posted some quilts but last night I couldn't think who it was until Samelia's mum posted some more this morning so check it out.......

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now onto the shopping..........told you it was bad didn't I......lol......

lets start with Fairy Girls shopping............we found these Moonshine - Monica Poole patterns on Margaret's Fabrics stand.........................I think she should be able to do the Sleepy Sheep no worries.........BUT she also loved the Dragonfly pattern too so I got it for her too..............lots of beautiful fabrics I was very strong and didn't go over the top............

the same stall had this gorgeous floral binding too.............

I'd seen this book online previously but Fairy Girl managed to find it at the book shop.............hopefully she can work on some projects during the holidays which start tomorrow for 2 weeks.............

The Patchwork Apple had these gorgeous fabrics made into this bag pattern on the stand............a must purchase............

I found Cass helping out on Nicole Mallalieu's stand..........had to get Nicky's new book.....

....nice to see both you girls again.............

.....Nicky has all the bits and bobs for bags............and soooo many bag patterns..........

The Craft Queen had these beautiful ribbons............some for Fairy Girl some for me..........

Now i knew Marg Low was going to be on the Blue Willow Cottage stand so I was very excited when I found it and Marg was at the stand..............lovely to meet her as I have a few of her patterns and while there got a couple more................we had a LOL as quite a few girls had got the Stitched Treasure kit on the left when we met on Friday morning............

Also got this pattern while at Blue Willow Cottage............love the russian dolls.........

Now this shop (thankfully for my bank balance) is in Victoria.......Somerset Patchwork........I fell in love with a quilt called Mrs Billings (found a pic here) but thought I need to try something easier first so I got this Sarsaparilla pattern.......

and I don't have too many orangey/yellowy colours in the repros so I got these..............oh and just had to have the blue..........

Kelani was a great find.............well probably not so great I did a bit of damage there..............ran into Cathy a lovely lady from Victoria..........great to catch up again..........also caught up with a couple of other girls I met at Rosehill (Stitches and Craft) while I was chatting at Kelani............

Kelani had lots of different designs, fabrics and patterns...........

This is the face I picked for my Babuska doll..............

The Red Thread Lisa actually turned up at the Kelani stand while I was there too...........

I have been strong and not got any Sherbert Pips but when I saw the bolts sitting there I was gone and this bundle came home with me..............

and this russian doll fabric was a favourite..........LOVE it...........bit heavier weight too..........

later I went back and brought this skirt pattern so that is what is planned for the fabric now.........

Kelani had lots of different fabrics which was great to see..............

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Natalie Bird The Birdhouse was at her shop stand Thread and Ginger - a gorgeous stand..............I saw the Tis the Season quilt hanging with the other projects from the book..........should have asked Nat i'm sure she would have let me take some pics but I didn't have the camera out and forgot about it............

I nearly got another xmas pattern there too but I know I got something of Nat's not that long ago and couldn't remember which one i got.............I didn't have these books of Natalie's

From the Heart Natalie Bird

Sweet Sentiments 

.........lots of little quick stitcheries..........maybe I won't get the quilts made but some of the other projects in the books..............see what happens..............maybe i'll just flick thru them for awhile...........so pretty..............

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Sue Daley was a definite stop.............i'm going to a workshop with her next year..............I needed a few more bits and pieces to get going with some paper piecing...............I couldn't get to the workshop Sue had as  it was the same time as the blog meet so I went back to her stand later in the arvo and Sue showed me what to do.............hoping to start playing this weekend................

I also wanted a rotating mat and I got this one Sue had made.............

spent enough money to get a free pattern (does that justify how much I spent???)

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Finally the shop I went to way tooooooooo many times.........

(probably not as many times as Sylvia .......lol)

Hatched and Patched..............Anni's stand was gorgeous as I showed you back a couple of posts................I got a couple of kits for the new book "Some Kind of Wonderful"............

if your tracking down some kits email Anni as I don't think she had them on the site yet............tell her Chooky sent you.............Anni's email

Helen's fault I got the Festive Season pattern...........she made it up the other day...........you can see her version here ...........missed the Pear pattern in this photo.............

And here is a little treat for me...............NO sorry you can't get this yet.............maybe late July (I think Anni said) but this is a pic of the labels fabric from Anni's new range.............she had a fat 1/4 bundle there to look at of the new fabrics too and they are just gorgeous but lucky for me this piece of labels got to come live with me now so unlike the book I got early (and didn't realise I got it specially) I know you can't get this yet but Anni did say i could share the pic with you..............I am so desperate for labels so thanks Anni for getting this to me now..............I loved the old labels too but these are just as gorgeous.......can't wait to stitch them onto some of my projects...................

Finally THANKYOU the shops/designers who put the effort in to have a stand at the quilt show...................I know it is a huge effort and from me it is very much appreciate..............there is nothing quite like picking things up and touching and feeling and buying goodies straight away........ratting thru the other girls bags and seeing what we all brought.............just like Christmas.............lol

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One thing that I was disappointed with was lots of Aussie designers who I like to stitch/sew were just not there.............I know they don't have shops but it would have been nice to see their patterns ...............so many were missing..............I was looking forward to seeing some of their new patterns/books etc but nothing there to look at............such a shame........

.....I know they may go to the shop expos but that does nothing for those of us who aren't allowed to go there...........

They're missing out on putting your stuff out there to all us shoppers........I know if I had gone to a stand they were on I would have done more damage to the bank balance getting some more patterns.............

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so would I go again.....................absolutely............I had a ball.....

.....meeting up with the other girls for dinner after was a hoot too............i'll be trying my hardest to get there again next year.....it's a pretty big effort where I live........some of the girls who went this year for the day will hopefully be having sleepovers next year too so we get more time to hang out.............and hopefully an online group I am part of will be having a meet the same time as the quilt show next year so the countdown begins............

next up a few mini quilts..........

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

the quilts at the quilt show.........

I went thru the quilts on Thursday with Fairy girl...........thankfully i got to spend some time looking thru them again on Friday with Patricia and we discovered looking thru them we have very similar taste in what we liked............Fairy Girl liked all the bright ones...........

Civil War Stars - Chris Timms

Googly Eyes - Catherine Butterworth
loved this..........oh the fussy cutting..............but so worth it.............

close up on a block

loved the effect of the border..........

this was one of my favourites...........

up close........

a roebuck quilt..........

Jarrah's Quilt - Isobel Lancashire

Judy - Trudy Johns 

it was machine and hand quilted.............just simple.............lovely.............

Hexagon Stars for Ulladulla - Catherine Butterworth

King David's Crown - Marjory Yip

loved the quilting............

Mad Birds and Hexagons (out in the noonday sun) - Kate
funny story as I had only found Kate's blog just before I went to Sydney and she mentioned she had a quilt in the show............goodness how was I going to find it.............then I was chatting at the Material Obsession stand and a lady came up talking to Kathy and I worked out it was Kate...........such a small world..........then she told me what number her quilt was so I got to find it easy...........

by Susan Allsop
I looked at this quilt and thought wow I know that quilt...............that's because is it Kerry's pattern and was made at a retreat in Nundle at Cottage on the Hill last year using the same fabrics Kerry used............

Fairy girl loved this quilt...........
Mrs Busy Turns 50 - Robyn Shipton

this is how she created the raggy look around the edges.............

Lots of Dots - a circle sampler - Chris Jurd

Aloha - Hunters Hill Quilters

Peters Charm - Karen Robertson

I also saw some more quilts posted at Sylvia's and Di's blogs.............enjoy............
Congrats to all the committee who put the display together and also to all the quilters who entered quilts..............it is a big job and I couldn't imagine going to the quilt show and not looking at all the amazing quilts on display.............and if I was pushed for time I would do the quilts before the shops..............
so THANKYOU (not that your probably even reading this)
also it was wonderful to see quite a few Dear Jane quilts finished.............

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

the fun at the quilt show........

Wow a busy trip to Sydney sure does take it's toll...............7 hrs down isn't as bad as the 7 hours home.............oh man I am still catching up.......exhausted.......I started to get sick on the way home and spent Monday on the lounge not well and had to work yesterday and finally today I am getting some posts organised before I head to work.............(added: feeling much better now thanks)

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No 1 stop was Hatched and Patched...............here is Annie's new quilt from her new book "Some Kind of Wonderful"

you're not supposed to take photos in this area but Anni let us take and share these pics of her stand..........

here are lots of the projects from the book too..............Anni had some kits for different things from the book so I got a kit for the stitchery bag and also a pincushion..........(oh and just found one for the needlebook too)

there are 3 reasons for me to go to the quilt show...............seeing all the gorgeous stands to shop at, looking at all the amazing quilts and then meeting up with blogger friends................finally putting some faces to names............. 

I was so happy to meet Fiona from Peaceful Threads if only for a few minutes as she was heading off to pick someone up................

Sandy (Shiralee Stitches), Cardygirl, me and SandyN (who Cardy stalked lol)

Chinatown for dinner - Me, Cardygirl, Lea (no blog)

Anni's quilt on her stand "In My Garden" current BOM from her shop.......gorgeous but I know I would never get it finished............lots of stitching in this one............

A new pattern............oh course I had to get a kit for these pears.........the plain red and cream ones are hiding behind the big green one........email Anni if you want one of these as I couldn't find them on her sites.... 

they are called "Pear Tree Pincushions" so cute.........made with Pete's "Four Ewes" dyed wools

we had a blog meet Friday morning.................Shiralee Stitches, Riley's Rambles, Heavens to Bettsy, This Old Aunt Quilts, On My Verendah, Cardygirl, Time to Stitch, Tooo Many Eggs, and me...............all the links are on my sidebar

We got to meet Sue Daley - which was great and she is the tutor at a workshop I am going to next year...............I missed her workshop as that is when we had the blog meet so i went back later and she showed me what to do..............I have everything but just have not started as not confident but i'm going to give them a try the next day I have at the cows.................which might be tomorrow...............

another dinner with the girls..............Darling Harbour with the city lights in the background

it was love to sit around and have time to chat...........

Sylvia Time To Stitch, Cardygirl, me, Anni Hatched and Patched and Anita Rileys's Rambles

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

PS all the links are in me sidebar for the girls blogs.........