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Sunday, June 21, 2009

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

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