Aaahh...back from our day guild retreat. The committee members arrived on Sunday and set things up, practiced the funny songs and went out for a nice dinner together. Monday the participants arrived and we were off to the races! My friend Kay and I were both demonstrating techniques along with two other skilled quilters. She showed her new appliqué technique, and I showed ways with 10 inch squares. Leslie showed a better way to make continuous bias binding, and shop owner, Patricia, demonstrated a new mat from Creative Grids. ( I need one! )
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| Kay with her appliqué |
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| My split ten inch square blocks |
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| Our fearless (and quite silly) leaders at the podium. |
The sewing room buzzed with activity when the ladies weren't in a class. We ate together in the resort restaurant and had a blast even though it rained all the time!
On the last day, everyone who took a class showed off their projects. We also showed our UFO sewing and then won loads of wonderful prizes. I wish I had taken more pictures, but I was quite busy with my committee member duties and didn't get many. Thankfully, a couple of other girls took photos and I have borrowed them to show you here.
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| The sewing set up. Kay made the bowl in the foreground. |
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| Another shot of the room. |
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| JoEllen was super pleased to finish a project she's had going for a long time. |
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| Here are the barn quilt painters with their instructor, Sonia. |
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| The free motion quilters with their instructor Diane. |
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| Kay's Draw-Sew-Trim class. Kay wasn't feeling well and missed the ceremony. |
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| Noni with her paper pieced project. |
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| Some members made these variations of a strata that were later cut and re-sewn to appear on point. They will be given to children. Thanks, Nancy, from Hugs and Kisses. |
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| Our QOV coordinator, Sue, got 60 blocks from retreat goers! Enough to make two Quilts of Valor for deserving Vets. |
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The evening meal, served family style, was a hit. I'm hamming it up for the photographer.
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The Dillard House is a lovely resort just outside Dillard, Georgia. They have farm animals in a petting area, horseback riding, hay rides and open spaces for everyone to enjoy. This is what you see looking out the guest room windows in the morning. Lovely!
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| One of the animal barns. |
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| Some of the horses |
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It is so pretty with the mountains all around.
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Here are the committee members closing down the retreat with a song!
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Yesterday, Kay got some fabulous news. Her quilt of my grandson won a first place in the Pigeon Forge quilt show! She was so stoked. Me, too. The perfect end to a fun retreat.
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Dechen in fabric
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Dechen in person
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