Wednesday 2 November, 2016. Yakapari Country Crafts Excursion.

What a lovely morning we had today on our visit to The Leap. 26 ladies ventured out to enjoy High Tea, a little stitching and some craft shopping.
Note: We desperately need a photographer who can take more complementary photographs. Or maybe not quite so candid ones!

Cathy, Cheryl, Liz, Helen, Lynn, Vera

Delma, Deborah, Brenda, Del, Barbara, Marilyn, Elaine, Di, Robyn, Beth, Joan (We have Delma's permission to post this photo and no, she didn't scoff the whole scone at once!)

Joan, Doreen, Kaye, Anne, Rita, Noela, Robyn, Elizabeth

And it didn't take long for the pretty food table to look a little sparse! (Pity the photographer didn't stop eating and start photo taking a little earlier.)

There was a good little Show and Tell.

Robyn was delighted to show this finished table runner which she made from  BomB blocks won in 2008. Just goes to show if you keep things long enough you will find the perfect project!

Brenda has made this candle table centre in more muted Christmas colourings. She has even found the perfect sized candle for the centre and some lovely red berries to twist around it.  (And it's only November. Well done Brenda!)

Joan made this gladstone type tote bag from a pattern found at Needleworx. There are 18 pockets in it so the perfect sewing bag really. The Mt Isa ladies liked it so much that Joan has to take another 5 patterns back with her. (It was either the hand out of focus or the bag. Sorry Joan.)

 And inside the pretty rose bag was one of 35 Liberty hexagon diamonds. It shall be a queen sized quilt and a most beautiful one. Pity we won't see that one finished, Joan. 

The Colorado Beauty August Bomb which we did as a charity quilt. And finished just in time as Di is home from holidays and has nothing to put on her quilting frame. Well she does now! Lesley was glad to finally get it off her  lounge room floor.

Kaye has her Hunter Star workshop top completed. She just needs to find  some suitable orange fabric for the outer border now. 

Cathy has made this little hanging for a neighbour. How cute the little spotted ladybirds are. Just the perfect red spot fabric.

A very coordinated zigzag tablerunner from Cathy.

The last activity for the morning was the presentation to Joan  of blocks we all made on her permanent move to Mt Isa. It has been lovely having Joan as a member of our club even though she has spent a lot of time away over the past couple of years. Elaine embroidered a label for the finished quilt and Joan will no doubt make its completion a priority.

Robyn picked up her voucher from last week's badge draw and commented that it would be nice to have two of them before she goes shopping. And guess whose number she pulled out in today's badge draw? Yes, her own. Seems wishful thinking sometimes works. Congratulations Robyn.