Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Heart and Hands Quilt Retreat 2016

As usual.....

It was a roaring good time!!

40 women, a ton of fabric and the hum of sewing machines..

This Lion was coming to life by Ester Bangsund


This is what he will look like in the end!!


Marilyn Palmer was working a Dresden Plate...


She had nearly completed by the end of the weekend


This is also her Flying Geese quilt


Colleen Marcotte was working on X's and O's


Marilyn Wock(and her team) finished a Veteran's quilt for her dad


There were quilting in progress on every wall...


which will be come next years show and tell!!


Joanne had a baby quilt inspired by the sea...


The other 'Joanne' had a fabulous quilt made with vintage doilies


Eileen McKersie made a Lumberyard 
with
 500 different pieces of fabric from her own stash!!


Elenor Hirsh made this Delectable Moutains.


This was the inspiration for my Farmer's Wife border

A Sand Castle Quilt...


Nancy Shirley did a row quilt


and a needle turned Block of the Month


Eileen started these pooches
and
Terry finished them


Heather Piermantier finished a Christmas quilt


Anne brought a picture which made us all cry.


He dad recently passed away and she inherited a box of pictures.

The lady at the center back  is her great grandma in the 1950's


It meant the world to her to see this for the first time
and
to be carrying on the tradition

We all had a tear in our eyes.

Thanks for all the fun, Hearts and Hands!!

(My butterfly is slowly emerging)
Christa 

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for the show-and-tell! Everything looks wonderful.

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    1. These women make some amazing things!! Let the season begin

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  2. It's the kickoff to the official sewing season...otherwise known as Winter in Canada!!

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  3. Fantastic quilts and I'm dying to see your butterfly quilt!!! Thanks for sharing, Christa.

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  4. Thanks for the pictures Christa. I miss all my sewing pals from Estevan.

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