A weekend away with the girls

This weekend I'm lucky enough to be on a sewing retreat with 16 ladies up in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Most of the girls are making patchwork quilts or doing embroidery but I decided to work on some new necklaces using this luscious fabric.

It's vintage silk kimono and only has a few marks on it. I consider myself lucky to have found this one!

The colours are vibrant red, blue, orange, purple and green set against a white textured background. 

Lilies and dahlias (I think) feature....

...along with cherry blossoms and orchids.