It all started with this.....

It all started with an antique quilt given to me by my Uncle Cliff in 1985. It was made by my Great Grandmother using original fabrics spanning from the 1860's to the 1930's, in a string quilt pattern. All strings were hand pieced. All fabrics were loved. I can imagine Grandpa's shirts, or Grandma's housedress or apron. And now I'm the fortunate steward of this wonderful bit of family history........all made by hand.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

Retreat, retreat, retreat has become a phrase, or better yet the cheer or rally cry we use to excite the group a few weeks leading up to our retreat each October.  Not that we need it because we really start getting geeked on the ride home, seriously. It doesn't take much!  
 
As promised, here is a snippet (some, but certainly not all) of the MANY wonderful projects that were worked on during our time at the Gate. Sorry for the blur, it's hard to get us to stand still when we're talking and moving during show-n-tell.

Nancy (very cool sashing technique used)
Denice (buddy blocks in process)
Marilyn (buddy blocks and storm at sea projects)
 
Sally (a local quilt shop year-long project)
Janice (t-shirt quilt for a nephew)
Lisa (buddy blocks and jelly roll quilt projects)

Janet (buddy blocks and a UFO from a previous retreat)

Valerie (beginning a new quilt for the RV)
And me (finished Amish buggy wheel, a small art quilt and Peppered Cottons)
 
 
With all the time spent quilting we still found time to eat.
 
 
Still ‘basking in the glow’ as Denice puts it………..

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