Our fall retreat was a part of Culture Days in Flin Flon. We had an open house in which the public was able to drop in and see what projects we were working on and view all our donation quilts displayed in the Sanctuary as well as some of the members’ quilts. We also were selling tickets for our fall raffle quilt and had a vendor in attendance selling fabric, notions and patterns. We were pleased with the attendance, sales and particularly the opportunity to purchase needed items for our projects. There was also the opportunity for people to sign up for learn to quilt classes.
Twenty members started Friday morning with another three or four joining in on Saturday. These were members who still have day jobs and aren’t lucky enough to take in the Friday session! There are a few perks to being retired!
The following photos are the quilts we’ve sewn for our donations. These will be presented at our November quild day.
Besides all the quilts you see here, we also donated to the Emergency Services and to families affected by fires. As you can see, we have had a busy year!
The next set of photos are members’ personal quilts.
I apologize for not being able to tell you to whom all these quilts belong. As you can see they are all beautiful.
We had the hall filled with work tables, pinning tables, pressing stations and cutting stations (in the kitchen) , and then had to add more for Saturday!
There was a hum of activity all during the day with a wide variety of projects being worked on, guilts, table runners, placemats, cushions, and more. I have found though, that often we get overly ambitious and bring more projects with us than can be completed!
Throughout the day, whenever we took a break from our sewing, we would wander out to the lobby and shop. That was always fun! Our vendor was Julia and her daughters from the Empty Bobbin quilt shop in Swan River and she had a great variety of things from which to choose.
As you can see, there were many tempting items to peruse. I don’t know about everyone else, but when I see these items I feel like a kid in a candy store! Where do I begin?
On Friday evening we were treated to a catered turkey supper prepared by Tammy, after which we showcased the horse blocks to which we had added borders. The blocks were in a donation to the guild which we received earlier this year and were embroidered horses, which, after we put on the borders, finished at 24 1/2”. They will be used to assemble two quilts to add to the bins in preparation for next year.
These blocks will make up into beautiful quilts!
Saturday was our second day and the outside weather was cool, rainy and windy, a perfect day to be inside sewing. In the afternoon, Outlaw Coffee set up out in the parking lot and we were able to get a specialty cup of coffee to help us through the afternoon.
Lynn made the draw for the fat quarter bundle for which members were able to purchase tickets and the winner was Charlene! Congratulations, Charlene!
At four o’clock the draw was made for our fall raffle quilt.
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And the winning ticket has been drawn!
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Karen was able to come to the church and pick up her prize. Congratulations, Karen!
This was the closing of our fall retreat! Everyone was packed and headed for home and already looking forward to the next time we meet.
Get working on all those Christmas gifts, girls! Time is flying by!
Happy quilting,
Gladys
