Showing posts with label retreat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retreat. Show all posts

Monday, January 21, 2013

{Fall Quilt Retreat: Finished Project #2}

{My set of little helping hands}





{Washed and Crinkly}

My mom and I went on a fabulous quilt retreat last October.
You can read more about it
here, here, and (one more time!) here.
I've been slowing working on finishing my projects that I started there.
I love this particular quilt top...it's probably my favorite project from the retreat.
However, it's been sitting as I've tried to figure out how to quilt it.  We've been to many quilt shows and seen some amazing quilting designs.  However, all of my quilting must be done on my little machine and, honestly, it has to be simple.  If it's not, the project will probably continue to sit, gathering dust.  I was a bit intimidated by the amazing quilting I've seen over the past couple of years.

One day last week, I finally decided to just get it done.  My favorite way of quilting is strip quilting...sometimes using masking tape for straight lines and even strips and sometimes with random widths and not-so-straight lines.  Since I enjoy it so much and have always loved the final results, I figured it might just work out.

{I love it!}
I love the texture (I always wash the fabric after it's complete, not before).
I love the design.
I love the simplicity.
I love that it took my such a short amount of time.

I love that it can be either a sweet little baby girl quilt, or
I can add a sleeve and it can be a wall-hanging.
I love that it's purple!
I love that it's completed!
{And I love that my pair of sweet little helping hands had a sick day
so both of us were able to stay home and craft.}

{Pattern is from the book:  Three Times the Charm}

Sunday, October 21, 2012

{Fall Quilt Retreat: Friends}

Mom, Joy and me fresh out of the car and
ready to explore!

If my ironing board looked out over this, I think I'd iron something besides seams and interfacing!

Mom's favorite spot

Long-time friends


Marion hard at work at the cutting table

Lisa, Marion, Joy, me, Mom and Christy
(Christy was only able to stay for one night...so this is my only photo of her)


Sweet mother and daughter photo

Frightening mother and daughter photo

Lisa amazes me....she creates beautiful projects so quickly!


Joy made a basket by wrapping fabric scraps around
thin clotheslines and then sewing it together.  It was very cool!



A few more pictures on the back deck just before leaving...




The amazing thing is that we all didn't know each other when we arrived on
Thursday.  By Thursday evening, we felt like we'd always been friends.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

{Fall Quilt Retreat: Location}

Maybe you've heard that Disneyland is the most magical place on Earth?
Sorry to all of those mouse lovers....we found a place that's even better!!
Last week, six of us left our families, jobs and responsibilities behind in Idaho, Washington and Oregon and traveled to Prosser, Washington, to enjoy four absolutely wonderful days at
The Sewing Basket and The Quilted Inn.
Yes, we should keep it a secret, but it was such a perfect weekend that we have to share.
{And we're already booked for next year...so we're set!}

For your viewing pleasure: