“Quilt Encounter 2012”

Last year members of the Mornington Peninsula Patchworkers

 (of which I am a member) partook as they have done for many years,

in Australia’s Biggest Quilting Bee

 which is held in conjunction with

the Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.

While raising money for this very worthy cause there are some fabulous

prizes to be won. The Mornington Peninsula Patchworkers

won the national raffle prize for 2011 which included

3 days  at “Quilt Encounter 2012” courtesy of the Quilters Guild of South Australia,

 travel allowance and a cash voucher.

It was decided by the MPP members, that all members would be

included in the draw for the prize at the Christmas luncheon.

And I was the lucky winner of that fabulous prize.

With the workshops chosen and travel plans made we headed to

South Australia earlier this month.

 On arrival everyone was given one of their 20th year

celebratory mugs and a large canvas goody bag.

Which included a small cutting mat, fabric, thread, note pads, pen

rotary cutter blade and thread snips plus much more

from some of their many sponsors.

There was also a challenge that you could participate in,

to embellish the front flap of a Bernina shoulder bag,

which at the end of the retreat the winner was announced.

                   

 

                                         

          Thank you for visiting
          Julie