Well I am a couple of days late posting this Christmas in July wrap-up blog post, but better late than never. As I have started to collate the photos for this post, I realised that I didn't take any before shots, so I have taken screen shots from the short video that I took on Sunday morning......so apologies in advance for the quality!
After not being able to have my event last year (for obvious reasons), it was lovely to be able to hold my 3rd Christmas in July on Sunday.
The name tags were laid out
The two Christmas themed projects were stitched and kitted, ready for the day.
The tables were set
along with a special Rudolph sweet for everyone.
While the weather outside was cold and rainy, the ladies were warm inside and made the most of being able to spend the day with friends and like minded crafters.
Santa took time out of his very busy schedule for a visit to Simpson. Lots of the ladies took the opportunity to have their photo taken with him, and let him know what was on their Christmas wish lists.
Santa was thanked for his visit and presented with a basket full of goodies, which are now on their way back to the North Pole. I did have an update from Mrs Claus who said that Santa wasn't going to share it with her......lol!
The day seemed to be over in a flash, and before we knew it we were packing up, loading up and heading for home.
Big thanks go out to all of the ladies who came along and made the day such a great success. I hope that you all enjoyed yourselves.
Special thanks to:
Jodie and Tabatha for being wonderful friends and helping me out in all manner of ways. You girls truly rock!
Hannah for her fantastic skills in the shop. I never have to worry about leaving it in her capable hands. And also for helping Santa in his duties :)
While talking about Santa.......thanks to Santa (aka Pete) for donning the red suit once again. He has lost a bit of weight so he might need to get Mrs Claus (aka Andy) to take it in a bit......lol! Thanks Andy for making the cute Rudolph sweets for each of the ladies!
Russell, for helping in the kitchen and always being there for me. He was on duty for CERT, and although his pager never went off during the day (which it did during the Retreat in March), it went off just as we were loading up the last of the things in to the ute. Perfect timing!
This year I have a special thank you. I always have lucky draws at my event, and when Barb Devine (from Devine Quilting in Elliminyt) rang me late last week and offered a Quilting Voucher as a prize, I was speechless. A lovely gesture by a lovely lady. So thank you Barb for supporting my event. I'm sure that Josephine will love using the voucher on one of her quilts.
My focus now turns to the Stitch in Spring in September. I will be back tomorrow with the updated details.
Linda :)
Looks like a great day was had by all🤶🤶🤶
Posted by: Heather | July 07, 2021 at 03:12 PM