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| Doesn't this just SCREAM 4th of July???? We're going to build a fire tonight and roast hot dogs before we drive down by the river to watch the fireworks display.... you know what??? I just realized I forgot to get a hot dog buns!! YIKES! I promised retreat photos... here they are! |
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| Project boxes all ready for the retreat! |
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| The calm before the storm...... as you can see, the theme was "lavender"....color, not necessarily the flower. Everybody arrived on Friday morning and WOW!!!! What a fun group! They were SO MUCH FUN!!!!..... if only Nadine had remembered to bring her fart machine.............sigh! |
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| Everybody got straight to work. Look at those pretty smiles! |
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| Saturday's needlebook project underway........ |
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| Jennifer's scissor fob in the works. |
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| Boy... that lady on the right has REALLY hairy arms!! Oh.... that's just Jon putting clasps on the fobs! |
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| Everybody was trying to glue their fingers together.......it's a new stitching technique?? |
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| We had some GORGEOUS show and tell on Sunday! Look at this applique! It was a prize winner! Ribbon on the back and EVERYthing! |
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| This little purse had the Knot-y Girls logo on it!!!! SO CUTE!! |
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| The bats on this are little bat BUTTONS!!!! Darling idea! |
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| This is a needlebook that Sandy made....well, there were a few more but the pix didn't turn out..... ANYway!.... they are SO COOL!!!! She used old clip-on earrings as a closure for them! Such a great idea! |
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| Moss purses......we formed a wagon train on Saturday and drove to Beaverbark to scavenge for more.... totally cleaned them out!! |
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| More show and tell......these were so happy and spring-y! |
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| Hmmm...... what's to say?......this is fruit. |
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| Crayon tinting is a lot of fun.... watching the flowers come to life! |
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| Working intently.........everybody was so good at coloring! Also, every last one of these ladies are great stitchers!!! So many finished their projects!! Boy I wouldn't have......I was WAY too busy yacking away... I wouldn't have gotten ANYTHING done!! |
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| OOhhhhh........more show and tell! |
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| Calendula Patterdrip in purples and greens!!! This looked SO Stinking COOL!!!!! |
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| Work, work, work, work!!!! |
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| Nice girls on the right.............troublemakers on the left???? If you don't believe me just look at the next picture! Holy mackerel Roxie!!!! |
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| Thanks to everybody for coming, talking, laughing, and making this such a fun retreat!! I hope we can get everybody back together again one day..........OH! don't forget Stacy!!! We need fascinators for the synchronized chair dance next time!!!! I want a big embroidery hoop with feather and flashing lights....don't forget the lights!! xox Meg |
4 comments:
It was soooo much fun!!! We sure want to come again. What a fun group!!! No pic of the new stitchery....just so you know I real all the posts....you said you would post it with the retreat pics....Thanks so much Meg, everything was sooo awesome, I think I died and went to heaven. Jan
what fun! wish I lived closer.
It was the best!!! Thanks Meg!! Next time I'll bring the fart machine for sure. Roxie and I had so much fun. we will be BACK!!
Nadine
The applique quilt is beautiful, anyone know what pattern she used? It looks like so much fun, I hope to get there someday.
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