Packed for the Retreat

After 5 days of fighting a sinus infection, I'm feeling better and am ready and packed for the quilting retreat. The food is made....we take turns making a meal for the group so we only have to cook 1 time in 5 days. We also take snacks along to share with the group. My snacks are homemade salsa & chips and 3 cheese spinach artichoke dip that I will bake in the next few days. I'm making breakfast casseroles for our breakfast and the homemade carmel sticky buns are ready to go! They look delicious! I have a friend who is bringing smokies, fruit and juice for our breakfast.

I've been putting aside sewing for the past week so I have things to work on while at the retreat. I can't wait to dive into some new fabrics for a couple of quilts, for some new baby quilts and to make more pillowcases. I will be teaching some classes for 2 different quilts and a large bag. The quilts are made with 2 1/2" strips of fabric, sewn into simple blocks. Then we cut the blocks in half and sew them back together with different halves. The large bag is made with 5" squares of fabric that you can buy as a set of 40 to 44 squares. My friend Sharon is teaching a braided table runner and 2 pillows made from strips. The ladies that come can pick and choose which project they want to do.

We will also be knotting baby quilts that we are giving to Hope Center in Ft Wayne. We have 19 baby quilts ready to go with more fabric being brought along to make more. I also have fabric to make another 6 pillowcases. I plan on having the ladies hold up some of the pillowcases and we'll take pictures. I'll also take pictures of the baby quilts and of the retreat and post them next week.

I'll see you next week and share pictures and stories of all the fun we had!!