LOTUS BLOSSOM QUILTERS' RETREAT

Here we are for four days of sewing and sharing!  I made these little pincushions for favors for the  ladies.  They are paper-pieced and finish at about 3.5 inches square.  They are filled with steel wool and batting.  The steel wool will help sharpen  the pins and needles.

All of us (there are 15 quilters) made Rail Fence Blocks to exchange with each other so we could make small quilts to remind us of our new friends we made and the joys of being with old friends to sew.  We signed our names to them.

Here is my group of blocks with every one's signature.  Now I want to get them put together into a sweet memory quilt.

They may need some sashing.  I do not think I want them turned two different directions.

I  put these blocks together and had the sashing ready to add, but decided I wanted to change the cornerstones.  So I will finish these right after the holiday.

 

 

Someone gave me a layer cake with these fabrics in it.  I have not done a Twister Block quilt, so I put these blocks together and then did not have anything with me to border it.  I have brought it home to put on the border and to cut the twister blocks to make a cute little quilt.

I took this with me to Retreat because I thought I would separate it and do another strip and add some borders.  I changed my mind.  I like it the way it is.  That means it is now ready to be quilted and will make a nice Christmas gift.

This was a wonderful retreat with lots of great friends and fun and laughter and food!!!

                                                            -sandi
 

GRAND OAK RETREAT DAY TWO

Day Two got off to a great start with this beautiful sunrise.

 
Here are some shots of the landscape around the retreat that we could see from the large windows in our workroom.

These are the very chickens that provided us with fresh eggs daily for the wonderful meals we had.

Some projects got underway on the first full day:

Sharon started working with her purple strips.

Carol is putting together the last of the blocks for her Scrappy quilt.

 Linda had all of her strips prepped and ready to go.

 

Jean is chain piecing blocks for a wedding gift quilt.

Robbie worked on her needleturn applique.

Barbara is all set up to do some more rows to her "Muddy Creek" quilt.

 

Some finishes started happening at the end of the day,

 

Carol

Kara

Linda S

 

 

 

 

We had each brought five-inch blocks to put into the drawing.  These were all red, yellow, or blue.  This is a small example of the squares that were in the brown bag that Carol won.

 

 

So much happened during the day and I did not get pictures of every thing.  I am still collecting pics from others to share.

 

 

-sandi