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Stitch & Bit(h IX Was Terrific

Posted in Workshop/Retreat, tagged on December 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Well, Stitch & Bitch IX is over and we had another terrific retreat. We take over the large cabin at Shenandoah River State Park and set up our machines and sew and quilt and evern some did some hand stitching this time. It is such a great group of ladies…all sharing ideas and tips….helping each other become better quilters. A lot of projects got completed…some we didn’t include in our Show and Tell photos because they are gifts for the Christmas season. We played games each night, laughing until our sides hurt! Looking forward to our tenth S&B coming in October 2025! Until then we will get together for another great Fabric Acquistion Road Trip in March! Thanks ladies for making this retreat so much fun.

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S&B IX Show and Tell

Posted in Quilting, Rag Rug, Sewing, Workshop/Retreat, tagged on December 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Everyone got so much done at the retreat….and some showed us what they got done since the last retreat. Beautiful work everyone! We love seeing all the creativity. What a great retreat this was!

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Wednesday Night Winners at S&B IX

Posted in Workshop/Retreat, tagged , on December 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We had a great group of winners Wednesday when we played “Strip” Poker and several Left Right Center games. You can see how enthusiastic we were. Great fun everyone!

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Another Day of Sewing and Night of Winners

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, The Studio/Classes, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , on December 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Another great day with a field trip to start off as we went to Warrenton to check out Quilting Essentials and More. It’s a small shop but they have gorgeous, quality fabric and the owner was super nice. Then we came back to quilting and sewing the rest of the afternoon. And of course, after dinner, we had our usual games plus a Christmas special. Katrina won again and Sherry, Sister (Suzanne) and Julie joined in the winner’s circle. Can’t wait to see what happens on our final night.

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Stitch and Bit(h IX Underway

Posted in Quilting, Sewing, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , on December 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

All the winners…

We’re having a great time quilting, sewing and playing games. We have lots of winners and more to come as we continue with this craziness for a few more nights. This is our 9th time at Shenandoah River State Park.

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July Banners – A Little Early

Posted in Quilting, Sewing, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , , on June 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We got a jump start on our July Banners with this group on Sunday as they came to the Machine Mat & Thread Caddy class so they stayed to make their July banners. It was a full afternoon of sewing. Didn’t they do a great job on both projects???!!!

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Box Ribbon Quilt Completed

Posted in daily painter, Quilting, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , , , on May 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Ribbon Quilt is back from the longarmer. Wendy did a fantastic job on it. She always makes my quilt tops looks so good! I love this little quilt because I really like the fabric…Mercantile by Lori Holt for Riley Blake. I made the top at the retreat I attended in Pennsylvannia in March and just got it back and put the binding on it. I have quite a bit more of this fabric as I had a large fat quarter bundle so I can’t wait to make something else with it. (Here is the original post about the quilt.)

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Have Featherweight Will Travel

Posted in Little Known Facts, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , on May 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This is what the little Singer Featherweight Sewing machines were made for…travel!  They were advertised as portable, and while in today’s terms, eleven pounds may seem heavy, they really are easy to take along.  They are perfect for piecing quilt blocks.  I love them!  This one is a fairly rare 1961 Tan Featherweight… named Barbara Ann for my mom.  She’s traveled with me to the last two retreats.  I try to rotate the Featherweights I have so they all get used and I can keep them maintained.  I have 6 now…Oops, how did that happen???!!!  Did I mention that I love these little machines?

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Stitch & Bitch VIII Is Done!

Posted in Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , on May 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We had a terrific Stitch & Bitch retreat this past weekend. It was our 8th one out at Shenandoah River State Park. So much fun playing games, winning prizes, sewing projects, sharing ideas, enjoying demos, and so much more. We always have a great time together. Our space is limited for this retreat but if you are interested we can add your name to our waitlist so be sure to reach out if you are interested. We do this twice a year. You can see from the photos how much fun we have!

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Baltimore Square Quilt

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , on April 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Last week I shared that I had started a third quilt top while at the retreat in Pennsylvannia and that I was working on my 1961 Featherweight. (Read about it here.) When I got home I set the little machine up and continued to piece the Baltimore Square quilt top. I was enamored with this pattern. I’m not sure why but ever since I saw it I wanted to give it a try. So I finished the top a few days ago. I love that I did it on that sweet little Featherweight. And of course, Lincoln helped! I’ll send this one out to a longarm quilter soon and when it is finally completed I will share the final result. Oh, and yeah, there is over 2800 little 1 1/2″ (finished size) blocks in this quilt. 🙂

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