The Retreat was a HUGE Success!

There is nothing like a retreat for getting to know people.  When all of members are together and we are sharing and laughing, that is a recipe for a good time.  Add onto that, good food and learning and it's a recipe for a successful retreat. 

Carol taught some of us how to make a beautiful tote bag.  Cece organized us so much that we actually ate healthy!  A huge salad was had by all and it was delicious.  Thank you to the party dream team that we are fortunate to have in our club.

The cares of life go away for a couple of days at a retreat.  If you have a chance to share time with your quilting friends, I hope you can.  Quilter's are solitary workers most of the time.  Making a quilt is a long process and being able to share some laughter and encouragement while you make one is a gift. 

The Great Black Out of 2011 at Pieceful Haven

The best laid plans can sometimes go wrong and it's nobody's fault.  All 18 showed up for the first day of our retreat and there was no power.  We canceled it and have moved it to June 13 and 14th.

Besides the French Braid pattern, you might like to learn techniques for one or all 3 of these quilts.

Getting Ready for the Retreat on Tuesday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 25

Hello Quilters!

Our quilt group is blessed with some pretty terrific quilters.  One of our most gifted quilters, Mary Ernwine, is choosing to share her talents with us, free of charger, for the retreat on May 24 and 25 at the Pieceful Haven retreat facility in Lagrange, Ky.  Mary has been in the group from the beginning, back in 2000.  Over the years I have seen her make some wonderful quilts.  Her gift of color selection and usage in a quilt are amazing.  She has put together some of the most stunning quilts I have ever seen in my 25 plus years in the quilt world.  She has won many ribbons at the state fair.  You do not want to miss an opportunity to learn from her.  She is a wonderful teacher!

This Tuesday, May 17, Mary Ernwine will be helping everyone organize and cut their fabrics for the French Braid quilt.  She will be teaching the construction of the quilt at the retreat at Pieceful Haven.  

Please bring your fabrics on Tuesday, washed or not, your choice to do so or not.  Mary did not wash hers, nor did I.  Also, bring a cutting wheel and if you have one, an 8 1/2 inch by 24 inch ruler.  If you don't have one, we have rulers in the cabinet that will work with some thoughtful use.  

Marie will also be there with the sign up sheet for the food.  

Working on the French Braid quilt is not a requirement for the retreat.  If you choose to get caught up on your UFO's or if you want to do the Friendship Braid quilt pattern, that is a scrap pattern that I showed a while ago, that would be great!  

I suspect there may be a scrabble game, maybe a card game or we can play anything else you think might be fun.  We all love our quilting, but it's nice to take a break and laugh and share together around a good old fashioned board game or whatever.

It's going to be a lot of fun!

Also, I will be in Oklahoma for a wedding next weekend, so there will be no quilting on Friday, May 20.  

No quilting in the room on Tuesday, May 24, as we will all be on retreat!