We were at Over The Rainbow Lodge on Camano Island for almost a week. It’s a beautiful place to retreat! And, since we’re an established group, we’re booked in until 2030!!!! WOOHOO!!!
I think all 12 people that attended the retreat enjoyed themselves … lots and lots of sewing and laughter!
We took turns cooking supper and had fabulous gourmet meals!!! DELICIOUS!!!
As I was preparing this blog post, I realized that I didn’t get any pictures of the food, the snack counter (TONS!), or of the 12 people sewing in one room and having fun!
I didn’t get a picture of each of the projects that people were working on … there was a great variety and a LOT of creativity happening! Here’s a few pictures of what was happening:
Pillow cases, kits from quilts, jelly roll quilts, quilts using templates, hand sewn hexi quilt, tiny tiny pieces, 3 yard quilts, scrappy quilts, coordinated quilts …. so many different things happening!
I know someone is going to ask … the dog chart was found on Pinterest and Kandy used 5″ blocks to make the quilt.
What did I work on?
I attempted to quilt my Melodic Mystery, but it was difficult on a smaller machine, eventually I gave up. The Black & white photo is of an Island Batik catalogue quilt and the top is completed! The blocks for the X’s & O’s were completed and the top is almost done. I just need to add the border …
The Melodic Mystery is made with Kansas Troubles fabric. The other 2 quilts are Island Batik fabric. The X’s & O’s were cut with Accuquilt
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
Linking to:
- Midweek Makers @ QuiltFabrication
- Wednesday Wait Loss @ Inquiring Quilter
- Happy Needle and Thread @ My Quilt Infatuation
- Andrée / Free Motion Mavericks @ Quilting & Learning – What a combo!
- Put your Foot Down @ For the Love of Geese
- Can I get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
- Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts
- Sherry @ Powered by Quilting
- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty
- Off the Wall Friday @ Creations – Quilts, Art, Whatever
- Peacock Party @ Wendy’s Quilts and More
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Hi Gail, what a great week you had. Thanks so much for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.
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Thanks, Andrée!
Thanks for hosting Free Motion Mavericks!
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Looks like a lot of fun! Love seeing the parade of quilts. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Thanks, Jennifer! It was fun! And thank you for faithfully hosting Wednesday Wait Loss!
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Looks like you had a blast. Hooray for sewing retreats and fun with quilty friends.
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yes, Kathleen, retreats are always a lot of fun! Lots of visiting happens as well as sewing! And eating, of course! 🙂
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Wow, Gail! What a great group of quilting friends! Thanks for the dog quilt info. I was one that was wondering. Ha! Did you take your AccuQuilt cutter or were your Xs & Os already cut out for retreat?
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Hi Sue,
No, I didn’t take my Accuquilt to the retreat … the quilt was already cut out in advance! or at least most of it was! 🙂
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So much fun! I’m looking forward to a guild sew day next weekend – it’s always a treat to sew with friends!
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You’re so right, Pamela!!! Sewing with friends is always great!
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It looks like you had a lot of fun during the retreat! Beautiful projects here, and thanks for the dog pattern 😉
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You’re welcome, Frédérique!
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Sounds like lots of fun was had by all. Lots of fun projects too.
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It was fun, Kate! 🙂
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There are so many things to love that I don’t know where to start. You and your friends are creative and productive!
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Hi Laura Kate! I agree that I definitely have MANY talented friends! They inspire me! 🙂
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What a lovely range of projects. I love the dog chart/quilt. I may need to make one of those.
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I’m sure the ladies will thank you! You can find the dog chart on Pinterest! I look forward to seeing your creation!
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Do you live in WA? For some reason, I’ve always thought of you living far away. I’ve done a few retreats there–pre covid though 🙂
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Hi Dorothy,
No, I don’t live in WA. I live just over the border in Canada. It takes me about 10 minutes to drive to the border.
We had to cancel our retreats because of Covid and border restrictions. It has been 4 years since some of us have seen each other! So the retreat was also a bit of a reunion as well! 🙂
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