Saturday, 17 May 2025

Retreating at the Ivy House Country Hotel Lowestoft

 Ivy House Country Hotel

We had a lovely time here in large rooms, workspace, brilliant food and best of all a country location at the end of an unmade rooad and the Angle Path and great walks at the edge of the grounds.

Passed these when I turn left walking to the Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre.

This was turning right along Oulton Broad to Lowestoft
outskirts.
























We liked the fact we had room to sew but also could be near each other in the workroom. 

View from my sewing station/  


The others all had SewEzi tables but knowing I only had a single table I had "kitted up" my projects which also meant I got a lot done and came away with a sense of achievement and three quilt tops done.

Mirrored Mountains, demonstrated on Missouri Star.
A  Bonnie Sullivan Pattern made in her Woolies flannels by Maywood Studio

Cosmo quilt patterned by Brigitte Heitland and using her "Olive You" and "Still More
Paper"
collections.

Made from swapped ninepatches scraps collected over the
years sewn using an old technique popularised in Karen Hellaby's
"Simple Pineapples"
book.


Just a reminder of my previous "Africana" Cosmo taken to Bind in Madeira.

Africana Cosmo


Finally I got the borders, sashing and posts cut for my Fragmental quilt and sewed a few more blocks. I am making it bigger to finish at 81" square but there will be only 36 six inch blocks to make and then join with wide sashing and borders. Lots of pretty background fabric. 

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