Saturday, 25 June 2022

May and June

May was a busy month. After our trip to Wellington I went on a four day sewing retreat with my small sewing group - they call it a house group. we meet weekly.The weekend before the local big quilting club had a big Show with over 500 attending and the only one I exhibited was my entry in the scrap challenge - we were given 25 random 2 1/2 inch squares and asked to make a wall hanging. I had a vey disparate group of squares ranging from cars to flowers but was quite pleased with the result once I had added 65 of my own 2 1/2 in scrap squares. This is my entry. No prize this time as I didnt get it handed in by the specified date and time. A lesson learned.
and these were taken at the sewing retreat
These photos are from the retreat weekend - only five of us made it to the lovely property in a very isolated valley north west of Kimbolton, Sadly two of the group came down with positive Covid tests after the show the previous weekend. The purple quilt was specially made with one block by each of us for Judith who is a long time member of the group who had had to have both legs amputated a few weeks before. It was intended to be a lap quilt for using with her wheel chair although it currently lies on her bed. The next week I had arranged to go up to Auckland with the excuse i wanted to deliver my brothers 70th birthday quilt - only 9 months overdue due to lockdown restrictions. Also intended to visit lots of friends. The road trip both ways was windy and wet - not much fun for driving at all but it was a lovely week and I stayed a couple of nights at my brothers home in Herne Bay and the other nights I stayed at the School of Philosophy premises in Glendowie ( park like grounds) and a secure, quiet place to park myself in my campervan. I needed to be somewhere with wifi as i had two Zoom weekend long meetings at either end of my week in Auckland. I had a couple of lovely walks with Gilbert including a quick trip over to Takapuna beach with the dogs. The beautiful view is out over the Tamaki Estuary from Glendowie.
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Then on returning from Auckland Peter Godfrey jnr arrived with his lovely grown up daughter Kiri to borrow my campervan for a few days for a father daughter road trip. It was a pleasure having them to stay overnight and catch up on news - the best being that Kiri ( a lovely young woman who had been Catherine's bridesmaid) is shortly to be a mother. Peter had been restoring a "hot rod" 1934 Ford sedan and he drove it down - rather gorgeous machine. All shiny bright with restored upholstery and a gleaming engineunder the hood.
Then a delightful Sri Lankan graduate student, Manori, of Joanthan's that I had done some writing support for invited us over for dinner. We all came home rather full of food - being a good guest meant trying out every dish! was a requirement of hospitality.
Then a real surprise when Karen came down for a couple of nights when she was being interviewed for a principal position at one of our local secondary schools. Unfortunately she didnt get the job but it wasnt for lack of good preparation. and i enjoyed being able to offer her hospitality. And to top off a month filled with hospitality I was invited to a new friend's husbands birthday party. I have made some lovely new friends here and it was a pleasure to share this occasion with Jacque and her family.
and I finally finished off the binding of this blue and white quilt which has yet to find a home. It joins the others in my cupboard that will be given to someone eventually. I often make quilts which are given to charity but some, for which i have bought all the material, I save until I give them to a specific friend or relative.
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