Hello Everyone,
Yesterday was the last day of teaching at a Quiltworx retreat. I had a great time with these ladies and they were extremely productive! Although everyone was making something different it was so nice to watch them grow and evolve each day. One of our favorite things to do beside eat and sew is to hang quilts over the balcony on a nice day and take photos. I have a few to share as well as the progress on the walls.
Hello Everyone,
What a great day we had yesterday!!! These ladies at the retreat are working really hard on all kinds of projects. They are having tons of fun too. Let me show what they are making.
Hello Everyone,
Yesterday, I arrived in Montana to teach with Judy Niemeyer at her retreat center. But I must say, I left 80 degree and Sunny weather for 44 degrees and TONS of rain! You got to know I love her and teaching right? Because if you know me, I really am not a fan of the cold weather... So right now I am in paper piecing heaven! Yup, that is right, there is such a thing!! Let's take a peek at what happened yesterday.
This past weekend, I taught a retreat at Olde City Quilts in NJ. This group was fantastic! Boy did they get a lot accomplished. It was a feathered star retreat and they could make either the wall hanging or queen size. It was split pretty even. And boy did they choose wonderful fabrics!
This past weekend, I had the chance to return to the Strong House Inn in Vergennes, VT to teach the Bali Bed Runner class. Mary and Hugh, who own the inn are the most wonderful hosts and I love going there to teach. We had a great group of ladies that attended and they accomplished a TON!!! Let's take a peek.
Hello Everyone,I had a TON of fun at our annual spring retreat in Vermont with 32 wonderful women. I selected a few photos of some of the happenings this past weekend...Sue's Glacier Star, ready for the last class!! LOVE The colors.Darlene's 4th of July from the class she took from me.Color boxes.Joan's Twister.Sue's spectacular Farmer's Wife!A couple of Mondo... bags!! Really pretty!Sue's Thistle Pods.Deb's applique baby quilt... simply spectacular.And yes... I finished My 2 Baby Sisters!! Quilting this week and kitting it in this color way next week. You can find the pattern and kit here.Want to see LOTS more...
Hello Everyone,Yesterday was our last day at the retreat that I was teaching at the Strong House Inn in Vergennes, VT. I must say what a lovely group of ladies we had there and they were all very prolific! All of them understood the paper piecing process and really seemed to enjoy it!! That made me very excited and happy for them.Here we all are holding some of the blocks they completed. Oh... but there was much more than what they had in their hands!!Here is Patty with one of her Desert Sky blocks. Patty and her daughter came from...
Hello Everyone,I wanted to show you a few progress photos from yesterday's retreat. The girls made TONS of progress in the class. I love all the combinations of fabrics they have chosen.Sue completed a block first thing in the morning.A true New York Beauty.Two New York Beauties!!End of the night for me... progress... before going to bed. Beautiful!! Mary presenting the lovely healthy salad bar.My salad.... YUM! Afternoon tea.The next few photos are some of the rooms at the inn... let me tell you they are gorgeous!Whew... Duke had a rough day of quilting! Must. Rest. For. Tomorrow!Dinner was wonderful too.So far...
Hello Everyone,Yesterday was arrival day at the quilt retreat that I am teaching at in the Strong House Inn in Vermont.First, I must say that I am in LOVE with this inn... it is not only gorgeous, it is HUGE and the owners are the friendliest people... oh and the best cooks too!!Here the quilter's are arriving from all over to set up... we have quilter's from Canada, NY, RI, and VT!Yesterday was a more get to know you kind of day, with a little instruction. Mary, the owner, served some appetizers prior to dinner.She made ALL of us quilter's...
Hello Everyone,Sunday was our last day at the retreat and there were some finishes and TONS of progress too.Erica made two of these log cabin quilts for a bedroom in her home in NY. Carol made this cute Halloween quilt.And she also made this quilt called Opposites Attract. This one was just really big!Diane has some really great looking blocks on the design wall.Darlene forgot to bring her Show and Tell on Saturday, so she brought them with her. This one is called Day and Night. Just beautiful!This one is another great quilt... love the colors.Kim made progress on her...
Hello Everyone,Okay, so who said that quilt retreats were just for quilters... this one has gone to the dogs!!Meet Crispy, who came to visit us with her very own quilted jacket!! What a sweetie.Crispy's favorite quilter was her "Mom" Shirley. Shirley is not only a great quilter who comes to our retreats, but also our resident masseuse!! Yes, she gives us massages. She has a special room set up and I will tell you by the time Saturday comes along, my back is ready and man is she good!!Maria and Dottie completed a quilt top for their priest. Lovely design!!Here...
Hello Everyone,On day 4 I took a TON of photos and wanted to quickly share some of the highlights.I completed my Which Way Is North quilt top!! You can find the pattern here.Darlene working on her 4th of July from the class she took with me.Robin's wonky quilt.Another wonky by Robin.Julee's Christmas tree.Joan's beautiful quilt.Pincushions from a demo.Darlene's paper piecing line up.Sara's paper piecing line up.Shirley's Dr. Seuss.A bargello in the making.Justine finished her Christmas BOM.A woven bowl demo.Maria's woven logs.Sharon's Kaffe runner.Sara's completed paper pieced units.Eleanor completed another sampler block.Carolyn completed her flannel squares quilt for her brother.Pat's Stack...
Hello Everyone,Sorry I am a day late on this blog post about our retreat, but I had the fat quarter giveaway post go up yesterday so now I am a day behind on retreat posts. Let's get caught up!I completed my Stepping Stones quilt and am tickled with the results. I used all Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics (which by the way, are ALL on sale this weekend only for $8.25 per yard through Sunday... click here) combined with a black striated batik sashing and Judy Niemeyer's Pattern Stepping Stones. You can find her pattern by clicking here.Eleanor finished paper piecing...
Hello Everyone,It was a fun and productive day at the retreat!! Here are some highlights and finishes...Maria made this baby quilt from Art Gallery fabrics that she purchased from my shop here.We had a demo to make bowls today.Fabulous leaves or...A great pumpkin bowl. Really cool technique.Betsy is making a Twister Christmas tree. This is the before photo. Stay tuned for the after photo.Susan's Christmas BOM Quilt.Dottie's baby quilt.Yay for Sue, she is finally finishing her Judy Niemeyer Thistle Pods quilt.Brenda brought along her Halloween quilt to bind. Love this, and I quilted it for her with spiderwebs.I got to...
Hello Everyone,Yay, yesterday was the first day of our quilt retreat and I have been getting things accomplished. My plan is to actually get several quilt tops completed!! Do you think I can do it?? This is the first one...Stepping Stones, by Judy Niemeyer done in Kaffe Fassett fabric. Both available in my shop here and here.I am loving how it is turning out!!Eleanor completed her high rise.Kathy completed her table topper. Everyone is contributing Quilts of Valor blocks.We are all doing red and white blocks for a swap.Justine's Village Green is on it's way!! Looking good!Stay tuned tomorrow for more.Until Next...
Hello Everyone,Woohoo!! I am going on my annual quilt retreat today!! I am packed and ready to go! I can't wait.My projects are packed along with all my tools and sewing machine. Now to get there... So stay tuned, all week I will be blogging showing you progression photos of my projects and my friends as well. I will also have TONS of pics on my Facbook page. Just click here and "like" my page to see all that will be going on this week.Until Next Time...
Hello Everyone,Star, that is??As you know about 2 weeks ago, I was on a quilting retreat in Montana at Judy Niemeyer's retreat center. You all have seen my Summer Solstice or as I named it "I Am Not Afraid Of Color". See it by clicking here and here.But I also got started on another project, Judy's pattern Glacier Star.I chose to use eggplant purples, and greens, with a splash of navy blue. They are all batiks. It is now on my design wall. I have a little way to go yet, but I am totally enjoying the process. The color looks...
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