What a wonderful time away from normal at the Retreat at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds in Grand Haven. Pat and Lisa are great at organizing this retreat and our home cooked delicious meals are all provided by Lynn from the Conference Grounds. Thinking about joining us – look for information in the newsletter for the next retreat in December.
Friday
Many items donated by the family of Pam Button for a small donation.Kay finishes her star top.Wendy gets her squares put togetherHelen brought hand sewing.Tiny piecesJackie using up bright colored leftoversBarb tries a new patternKim keeps busyPat is making 20+ pillowcases, see SundayOne example of our food which I ate too fast
Saturday
Barb W. brought a newly finsihed quilt to shareMyrna has beautiful fabrics to pieceThis is Jane, she is enjoying piecing a quilt topJanet is making baby quilts from her stash of fabricKathy finishing up the middle of the quilt top.Connie is totally out of her comfort zone with large coordinated pieces.Sue working on purple, lots of purpleNo caption needed, sooooo good. Margarete is making blocks from all the states.Marilyn holds up one of 365 blocks she is working on, 100 plus to go, all hand sewn.Shelley is working on tote bag.Jean is making tiny catsSue works on this project for a while, but she gets side- tracked sometimes.Jackie has the center togetherKathy has the center togetherKim has a whole baby quilt, fun design.Opal was determined to get her blocks with “Y” seams sewn together.A ta da moment for JaneElizabeth is making a school of fish, free form curvesBarb got a lot of squares done.Connie is so happy to be done with this.Jackie is proud of her baby quiltMarilew was a bit embarassed when Sue found a mound of threads and fuzzies in her machine.Beautiful beach so peaceful at night
Sunday
Lisa made this whole whale top at retreat for a grandsonFun pattern for Kay’s grandson.Shelley and her tote bagPat’s PillowcasesWendy actually finished a top at retreat, a firstBarb’s beautiful quilt topWhat a fun patternJanet’s block sampleKathy’s Christmas projectVery green placematsConnie takes on her favorite type of piecing. she is feeling much better now.Marilew still embarassed but her top is done.Sue is making stars for a challenge project that Kay gave us.Shelley and Jackie work frantically at the end to finish
