Last Friday and Saturday, our Elm City Guild held a
two day mini retreat, called this because it is short, effective and we go home to sleep in our own beds, well-fed and sewn out! Our food/snacks are provided and we need not pack up for the night, as everything is kept safe and sound Friday night for the next day.
Nancy Colpitts had her store set up for everyone’s convenience. Lots of non retreat goers made and appearance as well to shop and visit as well with great enthusiasm.
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| Nancy folding some yummy just-purchased fabric for Pauline! |
Thirty plus members attended and sewed, learned, taught, talked, socialized, ate, and just enjoyed the experience and each other. Want that verified...have a look at Faye Charleton's photos. (There should be a way that I can out 2 photos side by side, but it just doesn't seem to work, so take your time and just enjoy Faye's photos!)
Thanks to everyone that participated, helped in the planning and those who played an essential role "pulling the retreat off" as they say. A BIG THANK YOU!
PHOTO GALLERY
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| Beth Brennan getting a jump on Christmas |
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| new placemats with the new Christmas colours. |
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| Janet's pinwheels |
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| New-by Janet auditioning her borders. |
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| Joy's lovely Christmas bowls. |
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| Joy Sower's hand sewing the bowl closure. |
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| Laurie Yeates has been making the "Blessings" blocks that Kathy sends out weekly from the Fabric Cupboard in Moncton NB. |
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| Joyce Perry and Darleen Dewar making decisions... |
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| Carol Hallett working in/on lovely greens. |
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| Carol Taylor working on blocks for her Rag Quilt |
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| Cute blocks... |
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| Bonnie Beek is working on these blocks for her Grandson...looks like an iSpy! |
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| Carolyn Finnie made these cute cupcake placemats. |
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| Kate working with tiny, tiny pieces! |
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| Joyce Newman's fancy use of scraps. |
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| Very nice! |
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| Dora working on her star quilt |
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| Myrna is working on 'Echoing Squares' block. |
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| Peggy Holt...gorgeous! |
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| Flo, working with browns. |
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| Debbie Cochrane's Christmas placemats |
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| Beth's summer placemats in the making. |
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| Charlotte and her quilt top. |
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| Marie Carte with her colourful quilt top (I sent the pattern out) |
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| Kate working on a very interesting modern collage. |
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| Charlotte's colourful charity quilt top. |
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| Pauline working away on her baby quilt. |
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| Sweet and relaxing pastels. |
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| June's Christmas prints. |
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| June and Kathy O working away. |
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| "Working" in the kitchen? |
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| Lucy Bourque working hard!! |
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| Marg Rutledge at her sewing machine, peddle to the metal! |
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| Maxine working with Bali fabrics. |
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| Sandra, Laurie, Dorothy receiving a lecture from Joan... I am kidding! |
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| Pat and her lovely pinwheels. |
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| Ann back from a trip long enough to sew on her Twisted Ribbons quilt. |
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| Darleen and Carol having a good day. |
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| Sisters-Carol Taylor and Pat Ryer |
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| ...and Pat's lovely fabric. |
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| Marie Carte's pretty finished quilt top. |
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| Nancy's finished Braid Quilt. |
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| Carol Blenkhorn's fine looking iPad mini case. front... |
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| ...and back. |
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| Bertha working with tiny pieces |
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| Joyce Perry cutting paper pieces for a turkey design. |
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| Cecile, happy in her work! |
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| Janet's finished (minus borders) pinwheel top. |
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| Bertha's finished runner. |
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| Kathy O'Connell's handsome quilt. |
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| Kathy O's Irish green quilt coming together... |
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| Charlotte's completed quilt top. |
I enjoyed the photos and hope that you did too! It always give me a chance to view the items I may have missed when I was "visiting". It helps if you weren't there as well to see what people are working on.
Please comment in the comment box with opinions, questions, observations etc...it is always nice to know that people are actually reading or looking at the pictures.
Until next time!
Sew frequently even if just for 15 minutes at a time...
Kathy F.
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