Sunday, March 30, 2008

M & M's Woodland Adventure Mystery Quilt Retreat 2007


Last April, my friend, Marilyn and I hosted a weekend Mystery Quilt Retreat up in the Colorado mountains. We had 14 students come and finish a bed size quilt top in a fun-filled atmosphere with food, jokes, chocolate and of course, quilting! The weather was unusually warm for April, so we had lunch in the park and when we finished on Sunday morning, hung our quilt tops on the rustic fence adjacent to the convention center. The picture at left shows just some of the finished pieces - oh, so many fabrics - and oh what a great surprise to see what happens when its all put together! This year our retreat will be April 25 -27, and we are really excited to plan this. We have 12 students coming this year, and boy, are they in for a wonderful "adventure".

Saturday, March 29, 2008

The Boss! And Man of My Dreams!

Here is my husband of 31 years, Danny!
He is such a great supporter of my work and he has his own craft business, too. He custom makes jewelry and believe me, I have quite a collection of fabulous pieces! He just has a small corner of the studio - the rest of the room is quilting stuff! But then again, I don't feel too bad - the family room is HIS with his big screen tv - which watching happens to be his favorite pasttime!!

Fun Weekend!

Today I worked in my quilting studio and finished one of my good friend's Trip Around The World colorwash quilt - it turned out great - can't wait to deliver it!
Started another quilt for a customer - it is a wacky nine-patch design - I love all the different blocks and quilts I get to do - picking the right quilting pattern is so much fun, then more decisions on thread choices, etc. I love the process and usually the outcome is better than expected!
It was a nice spring day in Colorado, but then the wind came a'blowing and I decided to work inside. Couldn't find any plants yet in the stores - I guess its a bit too early.
My husband and I had our first ice cream cone, tho - it was yummy and made us yearn for summer. We saw alot of boats going to the reservoir which is 5 minutes away - can't wait to join them!

Thursday, March 27, 2008

March 27, 2008

Today I stayed at home and worked on my Quilter's Retreat and also did some customer's quilts. The retreat will be at the end of the month and I have 12 students coming for a fun weekend of Mystery Quilting!