Yesterday my mate Wendy and I spent the day wandering through the Townsville Craft & Sewing Show at the Entertainment Centre.
The day began with Mr E and coffee by the beach, then he left us girls to our own devices (and our credit cards - eek!!) for a day of browsing, laughing and of course, shopping.
I missed the Show the last couple of years, so it was good to get out and see new products being demonstrated, and have the opportunity to pick up some nifty bargains in the process.
My plan was only to buy what I would use, so if it didn't have a purpose then I couldn't get it.
Great theory, and actually, I pretty much stayed on course with it - though there were a few tiny impulse purchases!
So I'll share some photos of our day, ok?
Wendy shopping...
Wendy checking out some lovely art quilts on display...
Wendy hamming it up...
Wendy holding a tiny crochet dress for me to photograph....
Wendy drooling over ribbon...
Wendy and I crowned...
Fun was had ALL day long!
Some things that caught my attention and some serious gasping...
This quilt really caught my eye because it's made up of individual stitcheries, and you know how much I LOVE stitchery! Wendy took my pic with it...
And there was so much more to drool over...
The dolls below were photographed at the Tropical Topsies Doll Club stand...
I met Jenny King, a crochet designer, who got me so inspired by her work that I came home with a hank of variegated silk to crochet a scarf!
I figure if I conquer a Queen Anne's Lace scarf (free pattern HERE on Ravelry), then my next project will be this...
So what did I eventually come home with??
These lovelies!
Like I said, it was a great day! Actually, any day spent with my Wendy is a great one. :-)
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Last weekend it was my friend Michelle's 50th birthday party, and this is what I made her. A pincushion with a special Scripture verse...
I thought perhaps you may have a friend who'd like to receive a similar gift, so I am sharing the design free from today.
You can download the "Freedom" pattern HERE.
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Have a wonderful weekend! We're getting ready for our favourite race of the year, the Bathurst 1000!!
Hopefully we'll see this guy win again!
Hugs
Jenny
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