I arrived at the retreat at 6pm on Friday night and some people were already sewing up a storm. A number of my friends had taken 3, 4 or even 5 projects to retreat with them. The supportive environment, and lack of family and pet distractions, resulted in some long overdue projects being finished at retreat. Here's a small selection of our weekend work from Instagram.
I only took 2 projects. I chose to work on my la passacaglia and a new wool felt applique Christmas quilt.
I'm going use this great low volume background with a tiny bit of silver sparkle in it, and add a bit of red with gold sparkle. It won't be all traditional Christmas fabrics, but I do want to incorporate these three above.
I cut out all the leaves and birds, and started preparing some of the flowers.
I chose not to take my sewing machine, and instead did hand sewing all weekend. I really enjoyed getting to know some of the guild members better, and look forward to going again next year.
Here's how my la passacaglia is looking now that I've joined some of the rosettes up:
And another section I've just started on:
This is how my kitchen floor looks some days:
16 comments:
Wow = that joined section of your LP project is fabulous.
Was the retreat at Silverstream Wendy?
I haven never been to a sewing retreat; something I wanted to do for a long time. Nice to hear you had a fab time and your new project as well as your LP look great.
I haven never been to a sewing retreat; something I wanted to do for a long time. Nice to hear you had a fab time and your new project as well as your LP look great.
Oh my word...your work Wendy is flawless. STUNNING!
I'm glad you had fun at retreat!
Those rosettes are just gorgeous! Glad you enjoyed your Retreat. Sounded lots of fun.
I'm so glad you had a great time at your first retreat Wendy! In a few weeks I'm off to our annual retreat at the Harrison Hot Springs Spa and Hotel. So fun to be fed with the creativity in the room, I've only missed it once, beacause I broke a bone in my foot and couldn't weight bear. We recently upped to four days and three nights!
I love retreats! Your rosettes are gorgeous and such progress is made when you don't do all the other household things.
I've never been to a retreat, and your experience is making me jealous! Your La Passacgalia is coming along so nicely! Love it's vibrancy!
Love your Passacagalia blocks Wendy. I am about to make a start and am now going thru the choosing of fabrics dilemma! :-) Your Wendy Williams little quilt looks great!
I'd love to go to a retreat, they sound like great fun. La passa is coming on niceky and looking great!
I like the vibrancy that you are getting in your La Pass quilt. You are doing really well with your fabric choices as I think this quilt needs at lot of time spent on the colour and fabric placement.
Only two projects and no sewing machine on retreat?! I admire your restraint. (Mind you, I think I did something similar when I took Alice's appliqué on retreat with me!) I hope you had fun.
Looks like you had a wonderful time! We have one coming up shortly--if you lived near a bit closer---I would ask you to come!!! Again your colors are amazing!!!!
Your la Pascagallia blocks are beautiful. You have such a great eye for color. I can see how you love bright colors...the Christmas applique in wool is filled with the same brights. Can't wait to see more of both.
Popping over from Finish it Up Friday. Your work is so colorful and fun. As the previous commenter said, you have a great eye for color.
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