The retreat was fantastic!!! A special thank you to Gloria and Vicky, the retreat organizers, for another job well done. We laughed, we giggled, we joked, we ate, we snacked, and apparently some people even sewed!!! I have to say this was not my most successful retreat in terms of completed projects!!! LOL!!!
Phyllis and I headed out on Thursday afternoon with a well packed car - sewing equipment and supplies for 3 people (I brought stuff for Paula because she was bringing RCQ kits and quilts and Ronda and her stuff with her), cooler with Phyllis' fabulous seafood chowder and pulled pork (yes we dined well this time), snacks and assorted items. Thursday night was a traditional meal at Sonny's in Starke - we needed our wings and mac & cheese to start the weekend!!! For the rest of the 5 days we dined on fabulous meals (and leftovers) that the girls in our group made - Ronda's pulled pork, Diane's pasta casserole and a white chili, Donna's empanadas and chicken pot pie!!! No lack of cooking skills with this group!!
I thought I would share the pictures I took and you can see the fun we had and what we (some people) accomplished!!
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| Ronda Stockton and Helen Davis and their Lincoln Watch quilts!! Aren't they beautiful and so different!! |
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| Linda (Gloria and Vicky's sister), Lynn, Pat and Ronda - being sad!!! For the life of me I can't remember why!!! |
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| Donna, Wynette, Gloria, Vicky and Diane and the "thank you" quilts that Gloria and Vicky made for them!!! |
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| These wonderful ladies are just of few of the group that make and donate quilts for the Quilts of Valor program. Check out the stack of quilts on the table. All of these quilts will be donated to soldiers and their families in Florida. |
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| RCQ's Sherman's March in browns!!! I just love it!! It was being made as a wedding present - lucky couple!!! |
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| Ronda and her completed "Twas the Night Before Christmas" quilt. She machined embroidered before she came and she finished it over the weekend. She's very lucky it made it home - lots of people were eager to make it their own - me included!!!! |
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| Vicky and her RCQ Country Spools kit. She bought this on Friday and it was completed by Sunday AND she worked on some other things too!!!! We hate her - LOL!!!! |
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| Phyllis and her RCQ mini!!! This was Phyllis' very first retreat and she is already signed up and ready to do another one!!! |
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| Diane and her retreat project. Her goal was to finish this and she did!!! It's beautiful and in her favorite color - PINK!!!! |
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| I think we are personally responsible for keeping Tutto and Sew-Ezi tables in business!! |
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| My car on the way home!! You can't see the antique ladder that is running down the center of the car!! The big black suitcase is full of RCQ quilts that are now mine!!!! Going to be filling up that antique ladder!!!!! |
And now I'm getting ready to head out of town for the weekend - a quick trip to upstate NY to see my granddaughters, their parents, some fall colors and some apple picking!!! It will be a nice break before I have to finish the last of the Market quilts. The new quilt from Bordeaux and Sienna headed out to the quilters on Thursday and now I'm finishing up Lancaster (still working on those borders). Then there's patterns to edit and all of the other little things that have to be done. I'll share pictures of the quilts when I return from NY.
Until next time, happy quilting,
Mary Ellen
What a great retreat - so productive!! Fabulous quilts! Love the view of the packed car - looks like mine when I go on retreat with my friends!! Have a lovely time in NY.
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