What a success!!
Despite some sickness and snow storms, and LOADS of snow, the retreat at Villa Madonna Retreat House in Rothesay NB was a HUGE HIT! We had invited and not-invited visitors to make our days "exciting! There were shopping trips, and other outside trips, demonstrations and lots of sharing and giving of information tips, techniques, jokes, coffee, treats, threads, fabric, we sewed, laughed, sewed and sewed etc.etc!!
Of course, we missed those who weren't there, but we had a very good time, worth remembering in print and picture!
Thank you to the VILLA MADONNA RETREAT House in Saint John, NB, and especially to Diane O'Dell for the above and beyond treatment of "we quilters" during the Sunday storm. Diane walked to us and arrived in the kitchen at 7am soaking from the feet to the knees from trudging through the deep snow... thinking of our safety. During the whole retreat time, I think that we all felt very welcome and very AT HOME (without the responsibilities!!).
Lets get to Day ONE,TWO,THREE and FOUR and 1/2 *chuckle* of photos, including Wednesday evening for some of us, Thursday morning for others and Friday including our BAG show...bags, purses, sacks etc right on until Sunday, or Monday morning for some of us!
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| First quilt placed on on Thursday... |
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| ...and then... |
We are upstairs....
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| Elaine getting a start... |
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| Claire and Gail |
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| Great smile Jackie! |
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| Joyce working on her pinks |
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| Striking quilt |
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| Joan getting advice from neighbours |
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| A lovely Valentine from Grandson Samson! |
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| Joyce's beautiful self domestic machine quilted quilt. |
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| A helper |
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| Susan made this T-Shirt quilt for a friend from CISV tee shirts |
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| Sandra's quilt in pieces. |
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| Bertha's beauty. |
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| Evelyn slaving over Applique. |
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| Happy Pat |
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| Happy Natalie-fits right in! |
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| Joyous Joyce. |
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| "Don't take my picture" Gail |
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| Jackie and Gail |
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| Cindy finishing off her wallhanging |
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| Dora consulting with Joyce... |
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| ...on this! |
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| Claire enjoying! |
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| Gorgeous tree |
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| Our fearless leader ECQG Dianne |
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| Anne relaxing after yummy Keurig coffee! |
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| Christine is right at home |
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| Terry working on her amazing dragonflies |
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| Carol-happy at her work |
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| Dora-not frustrated now with Joyce's expertise! |
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| Now, I will tell you the joke...! |
AND some are downstairs...
Nancy C gave a demo that we all learned from ! Have a look yourself and think of adding texture to projects.
Back to the drawing board.
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| Dorothy loves the natural light. |
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| Bonnie works so hard. |
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| Bonnie, deciding on placement. |
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| Looking good! |
Back upstairs...
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| Serious Cecile |
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| More applique, eh Evelyn!? |
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| Fearless Kathy... |
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| Natalie's flannel... |
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| SO comfy... |
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| Joan's dynamo |
Friday evening, OUR BAG SHOW!
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| Maggie, our quickwitted MC...happy and inviting!!! |
Bag Display, rather haphazard, but ...here they ALL are.
SATURDAY!! Work continues...
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| Enjoyment! |
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| A SURPRISE VISITOR...scared poor Dora!!!!!!!!!!! It is a good thing that it didn't occur under some others' machines. Fright can have consequences in our population!! |
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| Nice Susan! |
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| Lovely layout. |
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| Elaine contemplating border sizes. |
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| Tee shirt pillows (to go with the teeshirt quilt?) |
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| Dorothy's gorgeous quilt, |
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| ...see it up close? |
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| Elaine Stairs' lovely wall hanging. |
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| Adorable! |
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| ...and COZY! |
Saturday SHOW AND TELL NIGHT!
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| Maggie with her daughter Jessie (visiting) looking on. |
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| Close up. |
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| Bertha was so busy! |
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| Bertha did it again! (this is the quilt finished now that was displayed (started) the first night) |
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| Peek a boo. |
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| Dianne and her cheery table runner. |
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| A giggle between friends! |
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| Doris' lovely autumn tablerunner. |
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| Sandra sewed ! |
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| Carol looking very relaxed... |
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| but she was busy! |
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| Cecile and her amazing one inch squares! |
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| A finish for Cecile! |
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| Claire was happy with her work. |
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| ...after many years, project finished... |
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| Great job! |
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| Cindy finished at least 3 of her projects. |
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| Relaxing quilt Cindy, beautiful blues and yellows. |
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| Susan's valentine ditty. |
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| Tee shirt quilt finished. |
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| Jackie's MANY blocks. |
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| Joyce finished her pink and brown quilt. |
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| Natalie and her wares! |
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| Nice fabric too Natalie. |
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| Ah, this applique Evelyn. |
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| Elaine, it is beautiful! |
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| Charlotte relaxing... |
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| laughing... |
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| and |
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| showing her blocks. |
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| Geraldine spent MANY hours appliqueing and is now doing flying geese! |
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| Great finish Joan. |
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| Newbie Carol! |
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| ...finished a baby quilt and more. |
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| Lovely Debbie! |
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| Gail's Blocks being admired |
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| Happy Joan |
The end of Sunday morning brought us sewing again while people other guild members packed to leave. The problem, snowy roads from our night's storm. To go...or not to go? How much can YOU dig?
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| After the plow...Laurie's, Elaine's and Kathy's cars still had a long way to go!!! |
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| Happy Evelyn (unfortunately it was an empty bottle!) decided to stay Sunday night. |
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| One last consultation. |
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| Tired Terry Teskey? |
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| Monday morning |
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| The last "displayed" project was ... Laurie's quilt for placement - on the carpet!!! |
It was a great retreat everyone!!
Cannot wait for our next one 2015.
Thanks so much for everyone's input and help, but especially to
Joan Baldwin and
Elaine Mayo.
Amazing AGAIN!
Thanks for listening and perusing our Retreat in photos,
Kathy
