Honeysuckle Cottage: October 2008

Winner & a little travel...

What a weekend!!! Honeysuckle Cottage was invited to attend a wonderful event at Walgett. A Bi-annual Quilting Hanging. My darling and I spent lots of hours packing kits and gathering lots of goodies to take out to a terrific group of stitchers. We jumped out of bed at 3.30am on Sunday morning, quick shower, breakfast and of course, a latte. On the road by 4.15am. We had the car all packed with precious stitching cargo and off we went. (Oh, for those of you who are wondering what we did with our children, they have been camping all week with their Nan and Gran).

Four and a half hours later, after I had slept a little, dodge many kangaroos, a possum, and echidna and a lizard, we arrived at Walgett. Walgett has a population of about 2300. They have a wonderful quilting group who are very busy. There was a surprising amount of quilts hanging at the most gorgeous home of one of its' members, thank you Coleen.

So, here are some of the creations at the Walgett Quilt Hanging.

There were sooo many quilts. This is just a taste for you. I will add more over the coming weeks.

The weekend was wonderful, and my hosts were fabulous. Thanks for the invitation ladies. See you at your next showing.

Now, hmmm, what else did I want to share today. Oh, I know. LOL

Thank you to all the wonderful ladies who have stopped by and said hello, left a comment and shared some lovely giveaways. Please take the time to stop by these blogs and say hi:

http://carole-quiltingadventures.blogspot.com/

http://maskerneflyver.blogspot.com/

http://www.mareew.blogspot.com/

http://pat-bitsandpieces.blogspot.com/

http://littlegirlquilts.blogspot.com/

http://abyquilt.blogspot.com/

http://www.elefantz.blogspot.com/

http://www.hannequilt.blogspot.com/

http://acootiebug.blogspot.com/

http://myras-tactilepleasuresinfabric.blogspot.com/

http://sonnja.blogspot.com/

http://www.joypatch.blogspot.com/

http://www.sewprimkhris.blogspot.com/

http://www.ohsewbusy.blogspot.com/

http://clarescraftroom.blogspot.com/

We also had some lovely ladies still in the land of 'no blog' stop by and say hi. Thank you Kathi, Heather, Denise, Jill and Debbie.

Thank you ladies. Please take the time to stop by to these very generous angels and leave a comment. It is nice to know who you are sharing your day with. Drum roll please, and the winners are 18, 8, 15 and 11. Which means our winners are Heather (no blog), Jenny, Joy, and Myra. Congratulations ladies. Please email your snail mail address and I will have your pattern on its' way to you. I think I will keep you in suspense about who will receive which pattern, LOL.

Thanks again to all who stopped by and to all who share amongst this wonderful community. enjoy your day, Kim x x

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October 08, 2008

It's time to come out and say hi...

Back again, and with goodies. I thought I might stop by, or blog by, with a quick giveaway. I am thinking of making it a regular event. What do you think? There are so many wonderful kind hearted people who share so much, I thought I might give them the opportunity to receive something. So....

To be in the running for one of these gorgeous patterns, by Leanne's House and Cinderberry Stitches, please leave a comment sharing your latest giveaway, (and a link to your blog). The giveaway does not have to be current. It can be a giveaway, a swap, a kind gesture of giving, just something open hearted that has brought together kindred spirits, and put an extra smile in someone's day.