My husband, Chris, has been in hot rod heaven for the last 5 days. He loves all things hot rod and always enjoys any event where he can spend time talking with his mates and checking out cars. This weekend, the Nationals were on at Parklands Showgrounds at Southport on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Saturday and Sunday were Public Days, so all the entrants had their cars on show on the oval. Chris and I spent all one morning checking out the cars as he is in the process of building our second one so we especially wanted to check out the Tudors. We now have a better idea as to how we want ours to look when it is finally finished. Below is how it looks today.
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| Our Model A Tudor. An original steel car built in 1928. |
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| This is were Chris is at. New chassis getting built. |
We made lots of decisions on how it should look so will be interesting to see if we stick with them as building progresses.
Here are a few photos.
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| Got to watch the Trotting as a race meeting was on when we arrived. The kids were covered with their own mini rods on display. Free rides as well. Food Stalls. Cars on the oval. Cruising on the Trotting Track. |
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| The winning car, bottom left. Can you guess what colour our new car might be ? Just love that red. |
To finish, a Show and Shine at Coolangatta and a walk on the beach.
Finally, here is what I sent Kali in the Let's Celebrate Swap. My last OPAM finish for March.
Thanks to my friend Michelle Ridgway of
RagTag Stitchin for her wonderful bunny design. When I saw it in one of my current magazines, I knew I had to stitch it and am so pleased with how it turned out. So that makes 7 finishes for March.
If you have made it through to the end, Thank you. I didn't get a chance to reply to all your lovely comments on my previous post so many thanks. I can assure you I had the very best time. I also got to see my family as they came down to the coast to share lunch with us on Saturday.
Well must go, till next time Happy Stitching ............
I'm not much into cars, but the beach sure looks nice! :0)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you both had a wonderful time. Love the stitching too and it is such a cute Easter bunny.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to seeing how Chris finishes your car...ya gotta love red!!! Sounds like you came home with tons of ideas. Thank you for stitching my bunny. I love your version.
ReplyDeleteHugs xx
Glad you enjoyed the hot rods
ReplyDeleteLove love your Easter projects
love your pics Noela and so glad you had a great time,i love the easter parcel that you sent kali,such a cute bunny design of Michelle's.xx
ReplyDeleteNoela it sounds as though you had a really great Easter..and I love the gold car too...could be the way to go. I'm still getting great enjoyment from my Easter gifts and don't want to put my Bunny away, so I think she may get to live with me all year long. I had wondered what pattern you had used..which mag was it in?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Easter swap goodies. Sounds like you both enjoyed a wonderful weekend away with the hot rods.
ReplyDeleteHugs xx
Lets get down to the important part.....what colour will your car be? Cute little bunny gifts.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great weekend for you! The bunny gifts you made are gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteOh we have friends up there at the moment for the Nationals :o) Burnt, maybe even Burnt1 ? not too sure. Looks like a lovely weekend. We have also discovered that Lily likes restored cars, oh and want to be a race car driver ..... someone help me! lol hugs
ReplyDeleteYour Easter gifts for Kali are gorgeous. I love the fabrics you have used.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the dream weekend for you and your hubby. Gosh that little Easter basket is just so cute!
ReplyDeleteLucky Kali, the easter gifts you made are lovely...no wonder you felt the need to stitch that bunny, so cute....
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