I'm back home safe and sound and none to soon to catch a cold (uugghh).
Thanks to my darling hubby who takes this "in sickness and in health" thing way too seriously.
Thank goodness for antibiotics! Many blessings to those that invented them!!
I wanted to share with you my "retreat" experiences.
Two retreats back to back ~ pure bliss!
Each year a group of us spend a week in the woods.
And I mean w.o.o.d.s. Very poor cell phone reception (*wink, wink)
Our main objective is to make two quilts for the lodge and the rest of the time is spent on our own projects. This was our sixth year and boy do we have a system down pat!
Some of us go with projects in mind and some bring half our studios, fabric stash, etc and sew as we go. I always try to have my projects lined out, prepped and ready for some serious "sweat shop" therapy! My motto is "I can sleep when I get home".
We completed our two quilts and I finished six personal projects of my own. We had the best time ~ we always do! I love this group of women. We only see each other once a month but I certainly treasure their friendship!
Here is a little show & tell of what we did....
quilt 1 for the lodge
quilt 2 complete
Becky's quilt
Marilyn working on a quilt for her granddaughter
(blocks on wall in background ~ very happy quilt)
Project 3 & 4 of mine
I made two baby quilts, quilted this one and gave it as a gift
I used minky on the back and it feels w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l!
Mary's bulls eye
I so need to make one of these!
April finished her Halloween quilt
It's beautiful!
This picture does nothing for how it looks in person
I have one of these in my "unfinished" pile ;0)
my project number 5
(cell phone picture ~ sorry)
and this is Bertha (my machine)
Every night is movie night
and a special little treat made just for us by the wonderful ladies at the lodge. Home made cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Marilyn and I pulled an all niter, well okay, 3 am and we decided we needed a little breakfast early (giggle)
As always we had a wonderful time and can't wait to go back!
Happy sewing!
Sharon
Looks like so much fun! Quilts are gorgeous!
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Bev
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Wow, the projects were flowing, weren't they? Sounds like you had a lot of fun. Just curious--what kind of machine do you have?
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great retreat and fabulous projects. Which reminds me, I have a bulls eye that has needed quilting for years.
ReplyDeletemiss sharon girl....i cannot get over those cinnamon rolls! oh MAN! don't they look DE-vine! way to go gettin' big bertha there to hang out with y'all. you did a fantiastic job on your quilt and i cannot get over the fact how good the quilting looks on the minky! superb job, my dear friend.
ReplyDeletei've been sewing all week, hence the lack of gettin' back with ya..but will catch up next week. love ya,
becky
Aren't quilt retreats just the best? We have two a year, one in November and one in February. I wouldn't mind more - they are the best times.
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