On the Road...to Mildura...

The road to Mildura (on the way to the quilt show a few weeks ago)...lots and lots of paddocks of canola in flower in the Wimmera and into the Mallee, acres of yellow spreading across the landscape...

Wooden sculpture in Rupanyup outside an historical store...it was after 12:00 on Saturday so all was very quiet in town and the store building is currently empty...unfortunately the painted silo is so faded with rust showing through so I didn't even stop to take a photo...such a shame the original ones are deteriorating

Sheeps Hills...been to this one before but it's just a wee veer to take the road around and back on to the highway...I don't think it is as bright as it was but it is still impressive...

Warracknabeal...roundabout sculptures...

Rosebery silo...another one showing wear sadly...

Patchewollock silo...the paint appears to be peeling on this one...

Walpeup...newly done this year...

Straight on to Mildura now...next stop Jo's house!

Happy Stitching...

Mildura Quilt Show

First weekend in September was the date for Sunraysia Patchwork Friends quilt show - perfect excuse for a bit of a drive (only nearly 400kms one way, just around the corner *LOL*)...

The show was lovely...held in the Red Cliffs Civic Centre, a great venue...with about 80 quilts hanging with a great variety of techniques and themes...a challenge...and a secondary exhibition of vintage dresses decorating the hall...two shows in one!..

Hexies...

Fun and Arty...

This one was all embroidery...

The wings were 3-D...

 

Miniatures and small....

 

 

 

 

The group challenge for this show was Story Book and Jo came second with her entry...The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly...very clever idea to have all the things she swallowed on a ribbon coming out of the pocket in her dress (yes, a functioning pocket! it was unzipped for display purposes)...

The group had a project/challenge at one point where a number of members made a storm at sea quilt and there was a selection of those, no two alike and some great interpreting of the storm at sea block/theme...

 Whales in the sea...

 

 This one may be familiar...it is Jo's version...

 

 Happy orange fish swimming through the storm...

 Some of the vintage dresses...

 

 This pretty blue one was my favourite...

Decorated bike in the foyer...a fun variation on the quilt covered car (which was out the front)...

Well done ladies, so glad I made the trip...

Happy Stitching...