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| All my bags were packed... |
and I was ready to go to my first ever Quilting Retreat---hosted by the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild (BAMQG). I was nervous and unsure as to what to expect, pack or which projects to tackle. But I went with an open mind, an ambitious stack of projects to start, and my chair (which was the envy of all the other attendees) and had a fantastic weekend! Here are just a few highlights...
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| Goodies Galore: At check in we each got a quilted zipper pouch filled with thread, needles, BAMQG fabric swatches, hardware for a few easy projects and chocolates---which seemed to have mysteriously disappeared over the weekend?!? ;-) |
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| Big open sewing space---which was rarely this tidy/organized. I sewed from 2 pm -11pm on Friday, 7 am-1 am (OMG!!!) on Saturday and 8:30 am -2:30 pm on Sunday |
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| Fun activities, contests, games and cool give aways. I won this awesome book for completing a quilty word find the fastest! Go me! |
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| Fabric Fixes: 3 opportunities to shop for fabric--1 of which was just 2 feet away from my work station (so very tempting!!), free fat quarters and a stash swap. |
And my quilting progress:
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| Sewing organizer/scrap basket to hang next to my machine |
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| Cathedral window block using my newly won book and converted into a reversible totebag |
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| 3/4 of my blocks for my sparkle punch quilt |
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| And while I didn't come close to finishing the quilt...I have lots of scraps to show my progress! |
And best of all...I met some amazing, talented and truly generous fellow quilters...can't wait till the next retreat!!
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