Wonderful Quilting Retreat!

What a great quilting retreat the DFW Gang had this last week-end! Even the weather was beautiful----fall has arrived and it couldn't be nicer outside! Five of us packed up and went to Quiltin' Gals retreat in Azle, Texas. The pictures show some of the quilts we made----we got a lot done and were very tired when we got home on Sunday night, But what a great time we had: lots of sewing and laughing and visiting and laughing and show and tell, and laughing. We even had time to go to a quilt store near there, Cabbage Rose-----that was having a sale-----made a serious dent in their sale that's for sure!!!! What fun that was! Went for lunch at Olive Garden, which was such a treat for all of us! All in all just a perfect week-end!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Points of Grace Quilt

Finished "Points of Grace" quilt and here it is--it is a rather large one--so big that even my 5'11" husband couldn't get it all up off the floor---I can't remember the measurements right off hand, but you get the idea of how large it is!!!!! It used a jelly roll plus more of the Shangri-la line of fabric. The pile of big quilts to be quilted is going down even though I added 4 Yellow Brick Roads from the retreat and will soon have my Mystery quilt put together--my, that has turned out to be a tedious one--not only do you have to make sure you have 1/4" seams, but you have star points to watch out for and seams to match up, my little brain is working overtime!!!! LOL!!!

I think I'm finally getting rested up from the retreat!!! All that lovely sewing time really did my back in, but I wouldn't give it up for anything, it was so much fun and a great group of ladies to share it with was the icing on the cake!

Now back to the real world of laundry and cooking and cleaning---right?!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

A Wonderful Time Was Had By All!!

Returned last night from a wonderful 4 day quilting retreat near Collinsville, Texas. We laughed, talked, sewed, ate great food, and laughed and sewed some more--what a good time we had! We all accomplished a lot! I have lots of pictures to post and wish I had taken more. All the pictures show some of what everyone got done The next to last picture shows my Mystery quilt ready to be sewn together---tiny pieces ( to me, any way) all got sewn together! I even had time to make 3.5 Yellow Brick Roads and embroider 3 baskets for the Aunt Bea's Parlor. You can get a lot accomplished with concentrated effort!!! The very last picture show the "I Miss You" little gifts that my Dear Husband had put in for me to unwrap everyday!! What a sweetie he is! Truly a keeper!!!!

Thanks to all of you--you are all keepers in my book--such a great group of quilters and friends!


Let quilting help you make someone smile!


Jan

Off to the Quilting Retreat I Go!!!

My sewing room is a mess--I'm packing up for the quilting retreat that starts today at 3:00. Sponsored by Quilt Mercantile and held at the Jan-Kay Ranch in Northeast Texas, it will be 2.5 days of sewing and quilting bliss! Can you tell I'm looking forward to it?! This is the first time I've ever done something like this, so it will be a great learning experience for me. The main theme will be applique with an applique teacher on site.

As he was helping me pack up the car last night and as he left for work this morning my husband told me with a smile, "You're taking too much stuff!!" And here I thought I was packing light compared to some of the stories I've heard!!!

So I'll "see" you in 2 days with lots of stories to tell, I hope.

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan