Quilt Retreat

 The Utah Valley Quilt Guild does a retreat every year, usually early in November. Trish found out about it, and we joined the guild so we could go on the retreat. It was so much fun!

I don't know when I've met a group of women so friendly. They just welcomed us in like we were long time pals. And by the end of the three and a half days, we felt like long time pals.

There were 76 women in the ballroom of the Yarrow Hotel in Park City sewing and talking and sewing and talking. What could be more fun?

I took a lot to do, and only got a fraction of it done. That's okay. I got stuff done, and I made new friends. That's why I was there.

My only aggravation was my phone camera. These pictures looked a lot more in focus when I looked at them on my phone. In fact they actually looked in focus. Otherwise I would have retaken these pictures. Oh well. At least they still document what I did.

Trish, my sewing buddy.

Half the room, early in the morning before everyone was there.

Half the room, with everyone working away.

Me. Trish knows how to take a picture with my camera. 

Here are a few things that I worked on while I was there:

My block of the month for November

This bookmark was a make it/take it we were given. 

This luggage tag is another make it take it we were given. It's ever so much cuter when you see it in focus.

 One of the women brought flannel so we could make sanitary napkins for women in third world countries. Women use these over and over. She does this for the Launfall Foundation. She brought over 2000 cut pieces of flannel. Most of us took at least ten to make, and some made even more than that. I believe all 2000 were made. Here are the ten I made:

The door prize I won.

I started working on my Bounce quilt. I'm going to love it.

We were given this little bag of treats when we arrived. No two bags had the same fabrics. 

Another gift we received

One day we were given a water bottle with this cute little apron. Rachel's Barbie looks fabulous in this apron.

I hope I can go every year!