Quilt Retreat 2016

The Quilt Vine Quilters.

Polly, Chris, Earleen, Candy, Patti, and Lou.

Shirley is missing from this picture.

Last week the Quilt Vine Quilters went on their annual retreat.

Myself, Lou, Polly, and Cheryl spent the entire week with the other Quilters coming and going. 

Who doesn't need retreat? It is so rejuvenating to get away for a week with plenty of time to quilt, connect with friends and relax. Besides sewing we watched movies and put together a puzzle. Having the entire week I don't feel the need to spend every minute sewing. 

All of Lou's projects in the back seat of her car. 

Some of my projects bagged and ready to go. 

We rented a house 20 miles from home. 

We love to rent a house on the water.

Even though it was too cold to spend time outside, we loved the view.

This is the view from the puzzle/breakfast table. 

Yes, can you believe we actually spent time putting a puzzle together?

We also celebrated Polly's birthday.

Beth came to visit us from out of state. 

She cooked for us and helped with some non-sewing.

Here she is tearing paper off of the back of paper piecing. 

The next post will actually contain pictures of projects made at retreat.

Madison, Maryland

 February 7 - February 14, 2015

This past week the Seven Sisters Quilters from Trappe, Maryland went on our first annual quilt retreat. We wanted a house close to home for various reasons. Some spent part of the week, one went home daily to tend to the cats, and one went home daily to tend to a husband. The retreat house was 28 minutes from the shop. Since the house was so close to home my daughter also spent the week. She just had to leave 25 minutes earlier each morning to go to school. (Tuesday school was cancelled because of ice.)

This was the view from the dining table. The first night had the best sunset!

View of the house from the dock.

On Sunday the weather was unseasonably warm.

It was a great day to go out for a walk. The sand was so warm with the sun beating on it.

We think this large track was from a Great Blue Heron. We saw one hanging around all week.

My daughter having a little fun.

That is me.

By the end of the week it was unseasonably cold!

Due to the wind and the tide there was beautiful ice cover!

This is a close up of the grass.

We are dressed a little differently from the beginning of the week.

GREAT FUN!

Bayside Quilters 2014 Ocean City Retreat

The Annual Retreat for the Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore was held at The Dunes Manor Hotel in Ocean City Maryland this week. Here is what was accomplished at retreat!