REtreat Pt4 - Creations

It's not until I get home from a REtreat and start editing the photos

that I fully appreciate what was actually achieved

at the time I'm so in the moment that

individual projects meld into one creative whirl.

Each time is different

 the people change - except for Sue whose been to all 3

and even though everyone is there to create

their means of doing so varies

and never more so than this REtreat.

Bree & Sue

The official title was

a Sewing Sleep-over

purely so the emphasis wouldn't be entirely on REinventing

and the girls were encouraged to take the opportunity to indulge in

a combination of reinventing & pattern creating

and that's exactly what they did

in their own way

at their own pace

with me in the background directing traffic.

They're big days
& late nights
full of chat, cheek & creative churnings
which come Sunday

we're ready to share.

Pene 

created her dream Beach Coat

from a gorgeous vintage Candlewick Bedspread.

A too small lolly pink silk skirt was rescued on Friday
and REfashioned on Saturday

with a T-shirt & Tie 

into a super comfy wear anywhere wardrobe staple

and her latest Piece of Cake

was a mix of vintage tablecloth & new fabric 
with lots of applique & machine embroidery.

Bree

is new to sewing
and after a baptism of fire adjusting & re-adjusting this pattern

the newly named Blood Sweat & Tears Dress

 looked stunning and is her new favourite

and her interpretation of a 

Megan Neilson Top
was a winner!

A minor REfashion to a favourite jacket

is all the difference between wearing it and not.

Kate

found time, when she wasn't delighting us with her humor,

to create this stunning Vogue frock

and her latest interpretation of the

Change of Heart Skirt

now known as the

T Pot Skirt

which not only got its own machine embroidered label

it was fripperised as well.

Lara

of Splice Girl fame

turns out is also pretty handy when it comes to choosing fabric

for her first Change of Heart Skirt

and her Op Shop rescued denim skirt
was given a few kick pleats & a new lease on life
with this beautifully executed REfashion.

and the Splice Skirt!

There's more

just waiting on images from someone elses camera [forgot to charge mine for the photo shoot!]

 while we're waiting 

I'd like to also share the beautiful & totally uncalled for flowers I got from the girls as a thankyou.