Sew & Sew Girls Weekend

I had a wonderful weekend and I hope each and every one of you did too. This last weekend we were suppose to go to a retreat but it was cancelled and my 2 friends and I were deeply disappointed. We all got to talking and decided we would have our own mini retreat. Well that started the plans in motion.
Saturday at 9:00am my 2 friends started showing up. After about 20 minutes of setup we all had our sewing machines humming and were well on our way to completing some of those UFO's we all have.

Mini Retreat

Before we knew it…our personal butler (most commonly known as my DH) showed up from the kitchen and placed a tray of heavenly appetizers…….. Bacon wrapped shrimp with pineapple. All I can say is OMG! Next a platter of meats, cheeses and crackers and all forms of yummy things arrived. 

Drinks were readily available and the perfect finger snacks kept us fueled and satisfied so that we could continue to sew, cut, press and chat without any interruptions. Barbara had managed to cut and sew together a Turning Twenty and have the top completed! Before we knew it 5:00pm and rolled around and we picked our stations to have them ready for the next day. The ladies went home.
Sunday morning was a beautiful day just like Saturday had been and once again my gals began to arrive. We picked up where we left off and once again, the butler came out with bagels and cream cheese, sparkling apple cider in champagne glasses with a strawberry in each one, to start the day. Once we had some fuel in our bodies we all continued on with our UFO's. Stephanie was working on 3 quilts made from the Hawaiian shirts of a father that had passed away. The mother wanted each of the 3 children to have a quilt made of their Dad's shirts. What a huge project but one that touches the heart. Stephanie managed to get enough blocks made to make 1 whole quilt and partials for the other 2. She also made the small bags we had kits for as a retreat project. I was able to get binding sewn on 2 projects, made a table runner, and some placemats. I also finished my little bags and almost have a pincushion complete. It was a wonder weekend of friendship and sewing and we have decided to do it again! Stay tuned for information on the next one. We only have a limited space, so we won't be able to take too many so it will be first come…unless we get a response that dictates we find a larger place to hold it.

Here's to Quilting!
Robin, Stephanie, and Barbara

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I hope your weekend was as wonderful as mine was….

Delightfully yours

Robin