So Saturday (6/27) I finished packing and loading my car to head to Hummingbird Quilt Retreat with 10 of my Quilty friends on Sunday. We've never been to this place so let's hope it's good one. Of course I have to worry about leaving David because he's had a nasty virus since last Week.
Sunday (6/28) David says he feels better than yesterday but still no real appetite. And he's basically avoiding food so he won't feel so bad but he said he was ok. So I hopped in the car at 11:30 and headed out for Huntsville. The group met at Papa Lachos on the I45 feeder in Huntsville. Diana was there on Saturday and hooked us up with Edgar and he was ready for us. Great service and the food was good. We got finished early so we headed out to the retreat to waste at the quilt shop because we weren't supposed to be able to check in before 3 but we got surprised. The gals from the retreat came out and told us to go ahead and unload they were done cleaning things up. Yippee!
The Hummingbird Quilt Retreat was clean, comfortable, and the food was tasty. It even had a quilt shop for us to shop. Of course none of us bought anything. Cough cough. And the owner Martha was a sweetheart. We will be going back hopefully next year to bug her again. LOL
The retreat house had so many cool antiques around the house. Like the drive in speakers or this old switch board. Several of us immediately thought of Lily Tomlin as Ernestine at the Switch Board on Laugh In
One Ringy Dingy Two Ringy Dingy Three Ringy Dingy
A while back I started making bags for my long time retreaters to carry their ironing and cutting mats and/or rulers. The idea came to me when I was trying to carry my mats and rules without dropping one or all of them. I always managed to drop something out of the stack. LOL It's been a learning experience making them. Each one I've made has gotten better. My apologies to the first 5 ladies to receive theirs. At this retreat Ellen got her bag.
Should have gotten a picture of Donna Marie and Bekki but I can share a picture of their bags. 90% of the fabrics of sewing/quilting themed but I try to include each gals favorite color, fabric or something that represents them. One girl loves cats so there were cats playing with yarn etc.
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I have maybe 5 more to make and one to make for a newer quilter Tina.
I have fun and silly quilt friends. Group hug and selfie.
Everyone has projects they've put off and are trying to finish. Ellen is working on her Hawaiian quilt top and Judy is working a colorful block top.
Bekki was working on the blue and white top and she did finish but I didn't get a picture. She moved on to a top she ripped apart and total resewed it.
Can we just say this top Denise is working on is mind blowing. This girl works with some of the smallest blocks then puts them in an order that makes a beautiful and unique quilt top.
This is her second retreat with us. She actually designed this fabric. Not her first one.
She can also take say a pair denim jeans or anything else and turn them into a vest and a skirt. No real pattern, she just creates. So impressive.
Sandy Y. working on I think a casserole carrier. I forgot but then she worked on a pretty blue panel top. Donna Lynn is working on her pretty vintage quilt top.
With Fabric under the needle and the creativity flowing the wine starts coming out in the evening. My friend Judy bought me a wine that was perfect for a quilt retreat. It's from Thread Count.. a white wine called Quilt.
And we got a surprise visit from Kim. She hasn't been able to retreat with us for a couple of years. She's missed so it was great seeing her. She looks great.
So what do I do the next time I get the dice.... I roll 3 C's. Really I mean really. I was out. Now I did have a dollar passed back to me a couple times but I promptly lost on my next roll. LOL Poor Bekki sat through at least 5 rounds with no money and got so excited when she received but lost on another round.Now can you guess who won! Yep Denise.
Sandy B. takes a break from working on quilt tops she works on her diamond painting flag. Donna is bugging Bekki. LOL
Donna Marie is working on finishing up two more Little Dress quilt tops called Dressed to the Nines if I remember right. I think these make 5 she's made now. They're adorable. Se was sew excited when she finished them.
Then she started working on little house. She was having fun deciding who/what would stand in the doorways. Can't wait to
see what it will look like when she finishes. This block is one you can make a few at a time, put it in a project bag and come back later and make some more. Say make one house a day or a week and you'll have a whole neighborhood. They're fun and easy.
see what it will look like when she finishes. This block is one you can make a few at a time, put it in a project bag and come back later and make some more. Say make one house a day or a week and you'll have a whole neighborhood. They're fun and easy. Bekki took this quilt completely apart. I didn't see what it looked like before but it looks cool now. I finished another t-shirt quilt top for my daughter. It went home with Donna Lynn to quilt it.
And Ellen finished her quilt top for her bed made with primarily fabric she had bought when in Hawaii if I remember right. So bright and colorful. Really pretty. 
Diana finished her Sasquatch quilt top. They're sew cute.
It was a productive week for everyone and we went to town to check out 2 fabric stores there in Huntsville. One was the Fabric Carousel and the other was Little Split Peas. Both great shops and super nice staff.
We didn't want to leave but it was time to go home Thursday (7/2). I checked on my husband everyday while gone since when I left he was feeling sick. We think food poisoning but not sure. He kept telling me he was fine but it was time to find out for sure.
How about this I managed to put our retreat into one post.
Until next post....Life is quiltisentially about being together
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