Stitchin' Chicks Fall Retreat

We have just completed our fall quilt retreat.  As always, a good time was had by all!  It's always  refreshing.  Time spent sewing, talking, stitching, talking, drinking a little wine, talking, gathering ideas, talking.......you get the idea!

Here are a few photos of our super fun weekend.......

The sun rises on fall quilt retreat!

Early arrivals on Friday morning.  Chicks fly in through out the day and evening.

This is Joanne's, corner.  She does the most amazing work!

Food is a very important part of quilt retreat!

Everyone brought 5" squares of fabric to exchange.  Now we all have 20-5" squares to do something with by next retreat!

Baxter loves keeping an eye on all of us!

Grandma Nancy (Beth's mom) and Grandma Jo (my mom) spent time on the couch, stitching and knitting.   So cute!

Sarah, one of our younger chicks, stopped by with her even younger chick, Tenison!

Another one of our younger chicks, Emily, was busy as could be all weekend.  

Brenda and Claudia stitched and stitched and stitched each day.  

Sarah, (a different Sarah, who also has a young chick!) is making her little Ellie a camping quilt, that had an Alice in Wonderland theme.  

Beth brought one of the Christmas quilts that she completed since the last retreat.  She has a red one too, but it isn't quilted yet.  They are really fun together.  

Then, she made several decorative pillow cases to accompany the two Christmas quilts.   On this one, Beth's daughter Sarah did this wonderful lettering.

Another one of Beth's pillow cases.

And another....

and another!

This is Brenda's completed Farmer's Wife quilt.  You can spend a lot of time looking at this!  It's so very, very cool!

All cleaned up and ready for the next event in the barn.  Alicia and her pianist Kevin, are giving a recital on January 2nd and 3rd, 2016!  Stay tuned for more details as the time draws near.

And a beautiful sunset today, on an equally beautiful weekend with dear friends and family.