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24.01.2022 The scrap vomit quilt was given to this gorgeous girl for her 50th birthday yesterday. Yep nailed it, she loved it and colour as you can tell is her thing. @crashhotcorona was meant to have a carnival party for her special year. So we made up for it with bubbles and self distancing of course. Carolyn and I have been friends for over 27 years and have had so many holidays and laughs, tears and everything in between. Celebrating friendships is a must. So cheers to you my dear friend. love and hugs on your special year may 2020 improve real soon. @ Mitchelton, Queensland, Australia
23.01.2022 Do you have a booking with us in July and onwards? We are open and ready for you. We can’t wait to have you back sewing and crafting with us @circleretreat Please confirm your booking with Stacey on 0428000041.
22.01.2022 So true! I am sure we all have a story to tell. Hope your all well and enjoying the rain and sunshine where ever you maybe. Stay safe. #funnies #circleretreat #scissors #fabricscissorsonly #dontcutpaperwithmumsscissors #circutmaker #patchworkretreat #sewingcircle #campsewalot
21.01.2022 Super excited that we have new kitchen appliances. I know a lot of you don’t really need to cook a full@meal when you stay at the retreat. Some of you really do bring everything to make cakes and roast dinners. So thrilled that we finally have these in for you all to enjoy. #westinghouse #circleretreat #kitchenlove #sewingretreat #sewingspace #buderimretreat #houseoffriendship #circleoffriends #gangofgirls #sitnsew #buderimretreat #circleretreat
20.01.2022 Progressing nicely. My green Irish chain quilt has been coming along over the last few weeks. I am goi g to add@two more rows and grow this baby. Green is my favourite colour and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the result. I shopped my stash for all the fabrics. @a.crafty.fox thanks for the inspiration during iso! #irishchainquilt #green #isewlation #sewalong #lovemylife #lifeismessy #covid19 #circleretreat #buderimquilters #quiltretreat #sistersofsoul #quiltingwithfriends #scrappyquilt
19.01.2022 A great day to paint. Cooler weather no humidity and a breeze. A nice fresh update that was desperately needed. #dulux #quilter #quiltretreat #kitchen #paint #updatethekitchen #sewingretreat #buderim #stitchalot
19.01.2022 Monday’s Stars. This was a quilt I made 20 years ago. I made it with a lovely lady on Monday’s. We would pack up our kids and sewing machines and arrive at each others home to sew. Our husbands were both in the Royal Australian Airforce. We had few friends or family close by. We made this with half square triangles and we would swap our triangles. We decided on the same colour palate and an off white as the common colour to pull it together. Maybe this is project you could also do with a friend. Decide on a size and colours, a great stash buster. Maybe you could have FaceTime sewing days and when all your triangles are done post them off. This little hanging is proudly on the walls @circleretreat as a reminder of a time in my life when the kids played and we sewed, forming friendships. @ Sunshine Coast, Queensland
18.01.2022 Over 1700 squares in this beauty! Ever made a scrappy vomit quilt? This is my second and it has been a great way of using up little scraps from many quilts over the years. Will show you the finished quilt soon. #scrappyquilt #scrapvomit #scrappyquilter #janome #circleretreat
17.01.2022 Well why not, since we are staying home anyway. I hope you all get a day or 10 of sewing in. Cheers n happy sewing.
17.01.2022 Well I have been sewing every morning masks and quilt blocks. I have had a wonderful time whilst my husband is busy outside rendering the house and painting. I figure if I help him he will finish quicker than not. So we are both in our happy place. Sending these masks off today to @agapeoutreachinc If you can help sew masks they are in need. They need them for the volunteers for there soup kitchen. I hope your all sewing or doing some creating in these uncertain times. I have been sewing from my stash and my favourite colour is green. So when I saw @a.crafty.fox green Irish chain quilt I couldn’t resist. And so it begins, the start of a few more quilt tops. I have also prepped up a scrappy trip around the world. #lifeismessy #isolationcreation #isewlation #sewingtherapy #sewingforcharity #masksformates #agapeoutreach #wonderwoman
16.01.2022 Quilt finished. Not my best quilting that’s for sure but happy with the overall colours and it will be nice coming into winter as a throw for the couch. Happy days. #lifeismessy #isewlation #scrapvomit #scrapquilting #circleretreat #covid19 #brisbanequilters #queenslandquilters #buderim #campstitchalot #sewingcircle #sewingretreat #50 @ Brookfield, Queensland, Australia
15.01.2022 Found this handy list for an emergency sewing kit. Whilst we all may know this it’s great to have a checklist & reminder. Love that it’s in a little lunchbox. I am going to put one together for my car. If I ever get to travel again I can take it with me! The amount of times I have needed small scissors or thread .... happy Sunday and happy Sewing. #sewingkit #sewingproject #sewingpatterns #emergencykit #travelkit #needlenthread #quiltersofinstagram #quilter #modernquilter #quiltingfriends #quiltsofinstagram #sunshinecoast @ Sunshine Coast, Queensland
15.01.2022 Having a day to clean up my pretzel scrap jars. (I love upcycling these useful items where possible) I have one of these by my cutting board and just throw all the large scraps in. Cutting them up into strips ready to use on future projects. As you may know I love a scrap quilt. What scrap quilts are you working on?? #scrapquiltsarethebest #scrapquilts #pretzels #costcopretzels #reusereducerecycle #cutstrips #stripperparty #costco
14.01.2022 No words needed! Happy sewing ladies
11.01.2022 I think this is so fitting for me and all my fellow retreaters. Thanks @lemonjelliestitches love this. Stay safe and stay home oh and bust that stash. I would love to hear from you all a little message of what you are or plan to stitch in this isolating time. It’s important to stay connected with like minded people. If anyone is interested in helping others join sewing for charity on Facebook. @sewingforcharityau or here on Insta. No matter where you live you could lend a . #sewcialdistancing #facemask #lifeismessy #stayintouch #chat #sewingcircle #keepintouch #scrapbuster #stringquilt #scrappyquilt
08.01.2022 B is for Buttons. I caught up with my lovely friend today & was very lucky and purchased this beauty today full of stunning vintage buttons. @gayware canister is a butter lemon colour. Hope your week is happy and productive. #buttonsfor days #buttons #vintagebuttons #gaywarecanister #gayware #sewingvintage #circleretreat #retreatsforsewers #cricutretreat #buderimstays #patchworkretreat #staycations #campstitchalot
07.01.2022 Morning coffee and a new coffee table. Mark made this for us so there is plenty of room for coffee, plates and magazines or projects on the bottom level. Happy hump day lovelies. #circleretreat #coffee #buderimretreat #patchworkretreat #gardenlife #sewingislife #campstitchalot #staynsew
06.01.2022 We love it when the Kookaburras visit @circleretreat. They are looking for little bugs, skinks or lizards for an afternoon snack. We have been doing lots of pruning and gardening today so they have been following us around the yard. #queensland #nativebirds #laughingkookaburra #sittinginthefence #australianbirds #buderim #circleretreat #patchworkretreat #staynsew #sewingretreat #craftcamp #craftsy @ Buderim, Queensland
05.01.2022 Been making some recycled bags for charity this today. These are made from pool salt bags. So if you have a pool or feed bags you can access. Make some bags for farmers or gifts for others. More info coming in the bags for farmer relief. Thanks to Paul from crystal clear pools for the salt bags. . Most of these bags are being donated to be sewn by groups around Brisbane. If you belong to one of these I would love to hear from you. . #bagsforcharity #shoppingbags #recycled #upcycle #sewingforacause #farmersmarket #marketbags @ Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
05.01.2022 Progress from machine to trimming the edges. Oh and someone likes to be the first to sit on it. #dogsonquilts #quiltsofinstagram #petsonquilts #scrapvomit #jackrussellsofinstagram @ Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
04.01.2022 Loving my @tulapink unicorn pins., from my @quiltybox July Tula box. How cute is this little pin cushion with cut glass base. I picked this up in my travels thru Brisbane some years ago. It has a Tula top, if anyone knows where you can get these sweet little jam jars send me a message...#tulapink #pincushion #cutglassjar #jamjar #quiltybox #unicornpins #tulahardware #circleretreat #patchworkandquilting #quiltyfriendsarethebest
02.01.2022 Need some colourful inspiration for some self isolation quilting? How about these beauties from @jkquilts I live half square triangles. Love these #letssew #behappynsafe #halfsquaretriangles #halfsquaretrianglequilt #rainbow #selfisolation #circletetreat #sewingcircle #circleoffriends
02.01.2022 I a scrappy quilt, and with total isolation In our near future I thought I would share a favourite. This is scrappy trip around the world. I have made a few of these and it’s a great way to use you your old ugly prints from years ago and mix in with some favourite new prints. I have been cutting up my fat qtr pieces in to 2 1/2 strips and stashing them for a few years now. The free pattern for this is on @quiltville_bonnie blog. Lots of lovely patterns and all the instructions needed for this scrappy trip around the world quilt. Send me a pic of your scrap quilts and any ideas to share. Stay safe and stay home. Happy scrapping. @ Circle Retreat Buderim
02.01.2022 Reminder to give your machine a little love. Take off the base plate and clean out the fluff. Your welcome!Reminder to give your machine a little love. Take off the base plate and clean out the fluff. Your welcome!
02.01.2022 I have spoken to Agape Outreach they are an organisation that provides over 10,000 meals a year to the homeless and disadvantaged around the Tweed. They are in need of over 100 masks for the volunteers. Can you help? Could you make 5-10 masks? Let’s pull together and help out where we can. Leave me a message on how many you could make. Send the word out to your friends The pattern and instructions for masks is on @dressed_in_time or @a.crafty.fox #sewingforgood ##crafty#sewingfacemasks #helpingothers #covid19 #scraps #
01.01.2022 With these crazy time’s we need to do what we can. So what about making some face masks. Possibly for your family and community, nursing homes or allied health workers that are running low. We can all do our part. @dressed_in_time has a lovely, and easy tutorial on her instagram page. All the measurements included. If you have the time and the fabric why not help out where we can. #facemask #covid19 #dowhatwecan #sewingforgood #helpinghands. #mask #earloop #buderim #sewingretreat
01.01.2022 Happy Monday what are you up to today?? I am pinning up my #scrapvomit quilt today! Getting ready for a Netflix sewalong. What have you been sewing? Check out @imagingermonkey Katy has made lots of lovely #scrappyvomitquilts This is a UFO from ages ago. Last decade to be for sure. have a great week. #sewingproject #ufo #isolationcreation #isewlation #scrappyquilt #sewingretreat #lifeismessy #colourmyworld #patchworkquilt #circleoffriends #bff #lovemylife #gift
