February 2010 Retreat!
Judy, René and Jeannie
Eighteen members of the Guild went on a quilting retreat just a half hour from home. We have gone on retreats for the past 8 years twice a year and just love being away together. Needless to say there was lots of sewing accompanied by a lot of stories and laughter, and of course everyone pitched in with advice, collaboration and help. In addition to our own individual quilt projects which included baby clothes, lap quilts, Queen-sized quilts, Mystery Quilts and purses, we finished 2 quilt tops for our Comfort Quilt Closet. The squares had been made previously. Everyone who wanted to work on the squares chose a crayon and then had to match a fabric to the crayon color. We then made an Ohio Star block using that fabric and white for the background. The blocks were then assembled into 2 completely different quilt tops. We were thrilled to accomplish so much! – Jeannie Weller
Eighteen talented ladies attended the February SVQG retreat at the Barbara Harris Conference Center in Greenfield, NH. From arrival on Friday morning to departure on Sunday afternoon, it was a weekend filled with laughter, humming sewing machines, lots of yummy goodies, and the companionship of friends. The weather co-operated, too, with sunny, mild days perfect for a mini-vacation.
A few of the results from the Deb Tucker workshop
While there, the ladies worked on various projects (add pictures) from king-size to baby quilts. Most ladies worked by machine, but we also had a few quietly sewing or quilting by hand. Several completed their “Hunter’s Star” quilts begun in a recent SVQG workshop with Deb Tucker. These were in a rainbow of colors and fabrics, from modern batiks to 30’s reproductions. Everyone chipped in to complete two lovely tops for charity. The blocks were made by SVQG last month as part of our “Crayon Block Challenge”. We chose tropical colors for one quilt and jewel tones for the other. One lady made a cool “race-car” themed quilt for our charity cupboard on her own.
We enjoyed the delicious meals provided by the camp, as well as meeting new friends in the dining hall. Saturday night was “show & tell” with a quilt bee attending from the Manchester, NH area. We all enjoyed showing our work and seeing theirs, especially one lady’s mini quilt with over 580 pieces in a 9”x12” quilt!
We sewed nearly “around the clock” with early birds revving up their machines at 5:00 am and “night owls” working till 2:00 am!! Many stitches were sewed in those hours and a fun time was had by all! – Lisa Scalia
What a Crazy Group of Women!!!! If you are a quilter you already know how much fun going on a quilting retreat can be. Our guild just had another retreat here in NH that 18 of our members attended. It was filled with lots of sewing, conferring, laughter, constructing quilts for charity, laughter, evening happy hours, eating (way too much eating, staying up way to late and did I mention laughter?? The weather was absolutely beautiful since the sun just perked everyone up all weekend. All in all it was more fun than any human should be allowed to have. 
Join us next time!!!!! – René Therrien
The cast of characters....
It’s really interesting that most ladies worked by machine, but they also had a few quietly sewing or quilting by hand. It’s nice that everyone chipped in to complete two lovely tops for charity. Nice blog.