I spent this past weekend at the lovely Avalon Homestead in Toodyay. But not by myself — I spent it with six other quilting friends. It wasn’t a formal retreat — just a catch-up with friends over our sewing machines. It was so nice to just sit and sew all day, have our meals prepared for us, and then do it all again the next day. Most of us started around 6am and didn’t finish until around 10pm. Just bliss! And the room we were in was just perfect for any sort of crafts. Oh, and there were goats, including two babies!
I made three quilts for my niece (details and photos later after I give them to her), plus an improvisational single bed quilt top made from scraps, and a lap quilt top.
Some photos of the quilt tops in progress (they aren’t quilted yet!) and the location…
Rhonda Bracey: At Random 
That looks like a great place. Do others use your Sweet16 also?
Hi Pam — I didn’t take my Sweet 16 this time. One of the others did, and I used hers to finish off the three smaller quilts.
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