Fabric Mosaic Retreat

Robyn Taylor held a Fabric Mosaics class at Russelle BnB Tumut this weekend. Two ladies travelled up from Sydney plus Wagga and Batlow. The results were stunning.

Our Bali Quilting Retreat is now full for 2016. The guest teacher for the 2016, retreat is Chris Dowell for Toowoomba.  Chris is a wonderful artist as well as a brilliant quilter. 

Chris was runner up for the AQC Traditions with a Twist completion this year.  We are taking expressions of interest for our 2017.  If you and information for this retreat when it is finalised please let us know and we will send the information out. The retreat gives you the opportunity to make your own batik panel, sew with like minded ladies, learn about the culture of Bali and of course buying lots of fabric. 

Russellee BnB welcomes groups of like minded people to enjoy a retreat in their chosen field of craft.  If you have a group of 5 - 10 looking for a venue please contact us.

News from Russellee

The past five weeks have been full on for Russellee BnB Craft Retreats.  Our first quilting retreat for the year was our 4^th Australian Quilting and Embroidery Cruise.  This left Sydney on the 22^nd February for 11 nights around the north island of New Zealand.  Teachers were Helen Godden, Jan Pilgrim, Chris Dowell and myself.  We had 34 wonderful ladies attend.  Several of these ladies were making their second and even third cruise with us.

The week after returning home I had 11 scrapbookers for my first Scrappin’ Retreat for the year.  We had a new comer this time in that we had a male scapper come.  His work was superb.

I was invited to the South Coast Quilters 25^th Anniversary Luncheon last Monday as the quest speaker.  I was very impressed with the standard of this event and can not praise the organisers highly enough for there presentation on the day.   

Last weekend saw the return on Sandy’s Quilters from Canberra.  This group started coming about 7 years ago and are now doing two retreats at Russellee a year.  Thank you Sandy for your group’s wonderful patronage.

Planning is well on the way for our Bali/Lombok Quilting Retreat Fabric and Cultural Tour.  This is filling fast.  We take a maximum of 10 on this trip and do the trip once a year.  I have posted our itinerary.  This trip is great value at $1749 per person land content.  This includes twin share accommodation, all breakfasts, all lunches, for dinners and entry into places on the itinerary as well as the use of a sewing machine.

Our 5^th Australian Quilting Cruise is well into planning also.  The cruise will leave Sydney on the 14^th February 2016. I hope to have all the class information up very soon.

Don’t forget Russellee can organise private craft retreats for up to 10 ladies most times of the year.  Just contact me for details at russeldr@bigpond.com

Dorothy

Bali Quilting Retreat 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russellee BnB Craft Retreats is putting together their annual Quilting Retreat, Fabric and Cultural Tour to Bail. This year we are going earlier and the dates are 26th July - 8th August. We take a maximum of 10 ladies which is a nice size ...group. Every one gets to know each other and wonderful friendships develop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first week we fabric shop till we drop. The fabrics are amazing. Beautiful Batiks are $2.50 per mtr and jelly rolls are around $15. We also have a go of creating our own piece of Batik fabric. This has been very popular of our previous trips as it give you an appreciation of the beautiful Batik fabrics and to bring home something special.

 

This year we are trying something different. The second week, our sewing week, is going to be in Lombok. We have a lovely resort booked and Lombok offers some different sight seeing. We provide sewing machines. They are basic Singers but they certainly do the job.

 If you would like more information please contact me russeldr@bigpond.com