We had a great Shop Hop and the 6 Adelaide quilt shops benefitted to the tune of almost $30000. Not a bad effort in this economic downturn - now to be called a recession.
I only took photos of my bus, but I am sure there are others around.
Then all the way back down to 'Patchwork by Sea' at Brighton (Jetty Road) where Michele Hill happily autographed copies of her brilliant book and Lessa Siegele showed us a new quilting gadget.
After lunch we travelled to "Quiltaholics" on the Norwood Parade for a bit more spending .
Our final shop stop was way over on the Port Road at Hindmarsh - through peak hour traffic . This was 'Hetty's Patch" and I had never been there, so was really pleased to be able to pay a visit. Pretty little shop.
Spending over for the day, we made our way back to Glenelg. As we were running a little late, our lovely bus driver Roger made an extra stop at the airport to drop off four vewry happy Retreatees and then we finally did make it back to Glenelg.
It was a great day and every one had a ball. We must thank the shop owners for their great hospitality, their help and their cheerfulness in dealing with nearly 100 eager quilters. Hopefully the $30000 that was spent made it all worthwhile for them.
The end of a successful Retreat. Sadly we farewelled old and new friends, but with the expectation of doing it all over again in May 2010 at Bathurst.
Liz Needle