May Retreat was Casino Night; the high rollers arrived ready to do battle and get some quilting done. Judy and Kristie made a wonderful dinner, an awesome breakfast casserole and planned fun, fun, fun for the whole weekend. We played blackout WYSNS (bingo) over the entire weekend, had poker chip prize drawings, and made Card Trick Blocks for the block drawing. Judy made some beautiful pincushions, wine coasters, & photo frames for our prizes. The girls came prepared for the weekend as you’ll see from the photos. There was some mighty late night sewing (3am) by a group of maniacs (or maybe I should say manic quilters).

 

 

A couple of high rollers

 

Lisa "Bugsy" Burgess

 

Great Decorations!

 

Jeanette with her sewn shut purse

 

After that seam Jeanette is awarded the Royal "L"

 

Rosemary Skinner with her baby quilt

 

Kristie Watson's sewing girls wall hanging

Lynn Smith with her shells strip quilt

Karen Fisher's folded flowers wall hanging

 

Close up of Karen's folded flowers

more folded flowers

Jeanette Shaw's pineapple mat

Queen Lisa with her rail fence quilt

Her Royal Highness with her (what else??) yellow brick road!!

Sandra with her Emma wall hanging at her last retreat before her move

The Royal Hair Twirl

Queen Lisa snipping New Person Jeanette

 

Royal Duties complete it’s time for retreat to close. The next retreat is scheduled for August and is By the Sea…hmmm, water sports? Nah! Spray tans for everyone!!

Those Tasty Travels girls meet this weekend, be sure to look for the post and photos next week. The shop’s 19th birthday party is coming up at the end of the month. Our spring class schedule is loaded with fun classes, they are filling fast so click the link in the sidebar, check them out, & stop by the shop and sign up for some “Me” time. Check the gallery for a new photo…

Until next time,

Happy Quilting,

Heidi-Idy