Five Day Retreat at Russellee February 2016

FIVE Day Retreat 22^nd – 26^th February 2016

Monday to Friday

Relax and enjoy your love of patchwork on a five day retreat. The retreat will be in the comfort of a beautiful Ranch Style Bed and Breakfast set in a Parkland Garden only minutes from the picturesque town of Tumut, country NSW.

Options include:
Limited live in shared accommodation, meals, and tutor fees. Optional pre and post nights accommodation with breakfast available.

Day participant places are also available. Tumut has several accommodation options if you are travelling to the retreat.

 Workshop numbers are kept small to allow individual tuition to all participants so don’t miss out! A $50 non- refundable deposit is required at time of booking to secure your place.  Full payment must be made three weeks prior to the retreat.  Instalment payments are welcome.

We are offering a variety of classes however, you are most welcome to work on your own projects and help can be provided with these projects.

Tutors

Christine Dowell, Art Quilter Toowoomba Queensland

Juanita Buggé,  ‘Sewing Buddies’ Melbourne Victoria - An authorised Judy Niemeyer teacher

Dorothy Clee, Art Quilter and Thread Painter Tumut NSW

 

Retreat Cost

Five days of workshops, most meals and four nights shared accommodation $550.

Pre Retreat accommodation Sunday night with breakfast $55

Post Retreat accommodation Friday night with breakfast $55

Other pricing options please contact Dorothy russeldr@bigpond.com or 02 69474216.

Limited places book early

Upcoming Workshops/Retreats at Russellee BnB Craft Retreats Tumut

Russellee BnB Crafts Retreats is off the a busy year starting with the upcoming 4th Australian Quilting Cruise to NZ on the 22nd February 2015.

We are also hosting Retreats and Workshops at our BnB in Tumut and these are as follows:

Thread Painting Landscapes - 28 - 29 March 2015.

May 2014 Class

UFO Weekend (Finish all those started projects) 17-19 April 2015.

Roz finishing her quilt that she started on the cruise.

Fabric Mosaic with Robyn Taylor - 2-3 May 2015.

These retreats include accommodation.

 
Our Bail/Lombok Quilting Retreat, Fabric and Cultural Tour the 26th July - 8th August 2015 is filling fast.  We only take 10 ladies on this trip.

2013 Bali Group

The highlight of our trips this year and our biggest undertaking yet is our North to Alaska Quilting Cruise. This is the 2nd September 2015.  We are taking a maximum of 24 ladies on this. In conjunction with this trip I have orgained with Debbie Rodd of Rocky Mountain Quilting Tours a pre cruise (this one is full) and a post cruise two week boutique quilting tour visiting quilt shops, quilt groups a class and of course touring the spectacular Rocky Mountains of Canada.

If you would like information on any of these retreats/workshops contact me. email russeldr@bigpond.com

 

 

 

Retreats Past and Future

Last weekend Sandy's quilters from Canberra came for their fourth visit.  There were seven wonderful ladies and they worked on their projects.  Over the course of the weekend some wonderful quilt tops were produced.  They varied greatly in technique and colour.  I have a photo of one of the quilt tops finished.  This braid quilt was made from batks that were purchased in Bali last September on the 'Bali Treasures' trip that Sandy orgainsed.  Pam and her sister travelled down from Brisbane for the retreat.

I have also been working on a quilt made with a jelly roll that I got in Bail on that trip.  The colours are different to what I usually work with.  It has been interesting using such bright colours.  I am going to applique hibiscus and butterflies on it.

On a different note I have a Scrapbooking group next weekend.  This is one of my groups.  All these ladies have been before and the group is a great one.  I have been asked if I could organise an extra Scrapbooking Retreat for the 21st - 23rd June.  This is open to all.  If you would like details please contact me.

The 5th - 7th April is a UFO Quilting weekend.  There are still some places available for this retreat.  If you would like to come no matter what your experience or if you come alone you are always welcome.

Dont' forget that we can orgainise a retreat for your group either for a weekend or during the week.

Dorothy

Retreat Update

It has been a busy month at Russellee.  We had a wonderful three day retreat with five ladies coming from Melbourne, four from the Southern Highlands, two from Canberra and one wonderful local lady Ros who was a great help over the weekend.  This retreat was a combination of UFO's and learning the Snake Trail (Snake in a Hollow) block.  The results were very interesting. 

At Work

Concentration

Deciding of Fabrics

Snakes Trail Blocks

Another UFO quilt top finished.  Now for the quilting!!!

Snake's trail block going together.

The Retreat was very relaxing considering some of the hassels that happened over the weekend due to unforseen circumstances. (Our cook was ill and could not come.)  However all problems were overcome and everyone enjoyed themselves.

Time out with a 'Local"

Some of the ladies visited the Adelong Patchwork Shop on the Saturday. Not to mention a visit to a local shoe shop which resulted in a shoe parade on Sunday evening.The Melbourne ladies stayed an extra night. Ros acted as a tour guide and took them around Tumut and to Adelong where they visited the Adelong Patchwork Shop.  The shop does not open on Mondays as a rule but Ros spotted Chrissie in her garden and hailed her over. Ros is not one to let an opportunity go by.  A great time was then had in the shop.

Adelong Patchwork shop

My next quilting retreat at Russellee will be 26th - 28th April next year.  If you are interested in this please send me an email. 

Our Quilting Retreat at Sea next January is fully booked.  We have 34 wonderful ladies coming.  Amanda Daley and I are looking forward to meeting them all.

Voyager of the Seas

We are also planning a Quilting Retreat to Bail in June 2013.  I have several ladies expression of interest.  The details are still being finalsied however we are taking names of anyone interested in going.  Email me at russeldr@bigpond.com if you would like more information on this Retreat.

Batik shop in Bali

700 year old rice feilds Bali

We can also arrange Reteats on weekends or during the week for your group.  This can be for a varity of crafts as well as patchwork and scrapbooking.

Christmas is not far away.  I still have five quilts to quilt to take on the cruise.  They will be done.  Until next time

Dorothy

Busy Six Weeks

The past six weeks have been very full on.  It started with a lovely group of ladies coming for a Quilting Retreat for a weekend.  Two days later Tony, James and I flew to Broome for three weeks.  Then after we got back home I had a Scrapbooking Retreat.

Let's start with the Quilting Retreat

Seven lovely ladies from Albury and Tumut attended an Attic Window Retreat.  This used a panel fabric and the results were stunning.  Here are some of the photos.

The finished quilt tops

 

Pinning a finished quilt top

 

Happy to have finished the quilt top

 

Broome and the Kimberlys

The day after the Retreat Tony, James and I went to Sydney on the train to fly out to Broome on the Tuesday.  We had two nights in Broome then went on an Adventure Wild 12 day camping trip. We went along the Gibb River Road, visited Windjana Gorge, Tunnel Ceek, Bell Gorge, Calvan's Gorge, Manning Gorge, Home Valley Station, El Questo Station, Emma Gorge, Kununurra, Bungle Bungles, Halls Creek and Geiki Gorge.

There were 16 of us on the tour.  The rest of the gang were great, the walks were great and adventurous, the food was wonderful and the ancient landscape amazing.  We all had a great time and at the end of the trip had five nights in Broome to recover.  Camping is good fun, I enjoved the trip emensely however, I was glad to roll up the sway for the last time.

It was hard to pick photos of this wonderful trip.  Here is just a sample.

Swiming the river to do the Manning Gorge walk

 

Echidna George

in the Bungle Bungles

 

Geikie Gorge

 

James at the Bungle Bungles

 

Cable Beach Sunset Camel ride

James and Me

 

Scrapbooking Retreat

Happy Scrappers

 

The weekend just past seen 13 ladies attended my second Scrapbooking Retreat for the year.  There were several regular retreaters and four new ones to Russellee.  We have three workshops and three challenges.  These are not compulsory but many did do them.  Here are some of the resutls.

Sally's great layout

 

 

Paper challenge

 

The next Scrapbooking Retreat will be the 1 - 3 March 2013.  This is filling fast.  If you would like to come please let me know as soon as possible.

 

Quilting Cruise Update

 

We have 27 quilters plus family and friends coming on the 2nd Australian Quilting cruise next January.  There are still some vaccancies if you would like to come on this fabulous 14 Day Cruise with myself and Amanda Daly.  The time is going very fast.  It will be Christmas and the Cruise before we know it.  If you are interesed contact Lorelle by email lorelle@thecruisecrew.com

 

And finally

 

Tony and I are off again on Saturday with some of the Canberra Quilters for a two week Fabric and Cultural tour of Bali.  We don't usually have such a short time between trips however when we were invited to go it was an opportunity not to be missed.  Will post on the blog this trip when we get back

 

Until next time

 

Dorothy

 

 

 

Russellee Bed and Breakfast

My name is Dorothy Clee and with my husband, Tony, we have a private ranch style country home, situated on 40 acres, offering quality country accommodation and Craft Retreats.

Located in the picturesque Tumut Valley minutes from town. Opposite the airport with extensive views of the Tumut Valley.

Tumut is a good meeting stop for people from Melbourne and Sydney wishing to catch up with each other. It is ideally situated from Canberra for a weekend away.

We are at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains and the Kosciusko National Park. Blowering Dam, the Hume and Hovel Walking Track and Scenic Drives are all within easy reach.

We specialize in weekend retreats for Scrapbookers and Patchworkers. Visit our website www.russellee.com.au