WARNING.....
The following may take you sometime to get through...
Bring coffee....
Take 21 quilty women....
A beautiful facilty....
namely Circle Square Ranch in Wosley,Sk
4 days of no cooking for ourselves...
Fabrics, machines, and notions....
That filled a couple of vans....
And you have a potion for creativity and beyond!!!
We sewed from early morn to late at night for 4 days.
When show and tell came around,
we entertained ourselves for 2 hours!!
Anita made tea cozies...
Trudi showed her wares she will be selling at Bizart this fall
Her lovely assistant, Charlene helped her with her show and tell
Things just started rolling out...
Table runners by Sandi D
This was Sandi D Cranberry Chutney quilt
Absolutely gorgeous!!
And her tumbling blocks with her Kona solids collection
Charlene hand quilted Alaska quilt
Chris finished her Labyrinth Walk
Colleen's Dachshund by Elisabeth Hartman
Scotty dog tree skirt
and French General quilt
Collette was one of our newbies this year.
Deb has been a machine!!!!
One....
Two....
Three....
Four....
Five....
These are LARGE quilts!!
Donna was also new to the group.
She couldn't get over how much she got done.
The only thing that interrupted us what the dinner bell three times a day!!
Dot has been with us from the start of our retreats
She is so great with scraps!!
Heather had some great stories.
She loved making this quilt
as
it reminded her of the days with her girlfriends going to fabric auctions.
She has been busy sewing up her collection of fabrics
Jane made this adorable baby quilt with applique
Lori finished her Amazon Star by Judy Neimeyer
Lori is heading south for the winter...
this was one of her winter projects last year
Nancy finished her Nordic quilt
And last years Border Creek Mystery quilt
Peggy finished her Convex quilt
Ruth showed her Tula Pink Butterfly
She had also been super productive as always...
This was another Elizabeth Hartman quilt
All of Ruth's were so colorful!!
Sandi W is an incredible longarm quilter
Pictures can not capture how beautiful her quilting is...
Sandi started this Orange Peel the last time she came with us to Retreat
Raw Edged Roses
This little snowman was all embroidery.
It was adorable and made by Sharon Armstrong
Sharon also did this flowered quilt with embroidered applique
Sharon makes incredible quilts also
She had tons of inspiration with her job at a quilt store for 18 years!!
Shelby's Tall Tree
I think this might be the way I go for a tree this year!!
Terry finished a dear friend's needle turned applique quilt.
Great memories of a friend who has passed away.
She made this quilt look like it was a breeze to assemble!!
Vernelle is busy making christmas quilts for her grand kids
Only 9 more Fridays.... no pressure!!
I hope I haven't lost you by now!!
As you can see....
There is reason our quilt shows always blow people away!!
We are a productive group of quilters, that's for sure!!
My favorite times are when we sit together
and
share stories by the fire.
We had quite the laughs this year when I asked some 'get to know you' questions.
A couple were....
What's the first thing you would do if you were a man??
or
How's the stupidest way you have been injured?
Still makes me giggle out loud about the dishwasher accident!!
Thanks for the fun, everyone!!
See you in February!!
Christa
