Australia's Biggest Morning Tea!!!

Recently I went to a Fund Raising celebrated by Australia in the aid of cancer research hosted by a local Quilting Group ~

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea...hosted by Night Owl Quilters

This fabulous Morning Tea included a Quilt Display...Dutch Auction...Lucky Numbers...Lucky Door Prizes...a Quilt Raffle amongst other things...

Driving along the main road this is what greets people...a little Quilt depicting a 'cuppa'...which is what it's all about!!!
Set amongst typical Aussie coastal bushland...

Upon arrival at the door...a lovely surprise along with ticket entry...a bookmark
above is front of the bookmark...

and the back...

Trading Table in progress...

Stage area with goodies waiting to be auctioned...

Of course...the Morning Tea!!!

Lovely flowers on each table...the centre one is an Australian (originally from South Africa)Bushflower, Protea
a lovely soft pink...velvety to the touch!!!

I bid and won this delightful Stitchery...stitched by a local Quilting Shop...

close up of one side of it...

The Auctioneer can stop the Auction at any time...with the last bidder winning...

so you never know if it's going to be you, so one always gets a lovely surprise upon their win!!!

Goodies I purchased...

And this is a progress of my needlecase that I received on Mother's Day...

in actual fact I have progressed on this with it nearly being finished now...

this was a lovely way to sit and stitch while partaking in the Auction!!!

The Night Owl Quilters do a tremendous job hosting this very special Morning Tea...raising approximately $7,000-00 last year I believe...

ONYA NIGHT OWL QUILTER'S!!!

A great day...and I look forward to next year!!!

Today marks the shortest day here in Australia...Winter Solstice...

In ancient times people believed that the Sun was re-born on the day of the Winter Solstice...

Tonight our World is dark...and cold...

and I will do as I do every night...light a candle and wait for the longer days to return!!!

Have a lovely week everyone...Dzintra

Giveaway Win, Silent Auction... and an Award!!!

Recently I had the pleasure of entering a giveaway on Micki's blog...and to my utter delight and surprise...thank you to Joe's (Micki's Hubby) numbering system... I won this fabulous Jelly Roll Book...

...and one of Micki's machine embroidered book marks...of which I chose the pink one. Of course I had to purchase a Jelly Roll...this I wasn't going to get for myself until my birthday for a special treat for myself...and of course I had to rush out and buy one...even though it's not my birthday yet. That's okay...I'll have to think of something else now...as if that would be a problem!!! I probably won't get into making anything just yet due to my Hospitality Course which is taking up quite some time at the moment...

Over at On My Veranda, Maree held a Silent Auction in aid of the Bushfires in Victoria. This raised $700-00 and subsequently passed on to the Red Cross...Three Cheers for Maree...a job very well done!!! I bid and was successful in winning this book on Applique...which will come in so handy...now I can look at and learn the techniques of it all...

But wait...there's more...Micki has awarded me this Kreativ Blogger Award of which I am to pass on to three blogs...too hard to choose as usual... but I would like to give a special mention to: Annabelle at Pastoral Dreams...one of the most creative blogs I have ever seen...

and

Susan at Miss Maddie's...one of the most gentle and delightful blogs...

If you get a chance do pop over and say hi to these lovely ladies.

Now I had better get creative...I have to present a three course meal for my course...will do a post on this later on...play Head Chef (along with a partner) at the College Restaurant with real Patrons...cost it all...quantities needed...menus...

I think I'll need to go out to dinner after this is all over!!!