How about a field trip to Shiner?

 After the friendly game of Left*Right*Center everyone went back to being creative and sewing away. 

Connie was working on a blue and white quilt. It's going to be really pretty when she finishes. Connie helped Anita on her rag quilt. Everyone is always helping each other. That's what's great about going on retreat. The comradery. The being with ladies who love and have the same hobby you do. 

Everyone was jealous of Jane. She made it look so easy to get on the floor and get back up.

Most of these ladies have been with me since 2013.  October makes 9 years of retreating together.

 

Denise and Ellen met at work years ago. They even had babies about the same time. They're kids grew up together.  And there's Ellen and her friend Jane. They've been friends since elementary school. There's a story for everyone at my retreat. 

  

Pat was working on her Hunter Star. She put it up on the design wall and was having a fun time trying to lay it out. So the question was 'How many quilters does it take to put quilt blocks together?"

And finally it all went together and came out great. Love it.

Tuesday Morning (10-11) 8 of us got us got dressed, ate some of Kathy's yummy breakfast casserole and went to Shiner. Stay calm we didn't go to the Brewery. We went to a cool quilt shop called The Square Quilter. When you first walk in you think this shop is small but as you continue to walk in you find more rooms of fabric, thread and quilting essentials. The 8 of us might have spent some money here but I'll never tell who or how much.

After all that shopping we were hungry so we headed to The Sunken Gardens.

It's cafeteria style. You serve yourself and when you get to the cash register they weigh your plate. Yep you pay by the weight of your plate. The food was good and they had a good selection.

More work and completions.  Great job Diana. Love all the fish on the border.

  

Donna Marie worked on this top but I didn't get a picture of it when she was sewing it up. And she made a couple of cute gift bags or you could give it to a child as a little purse.

  

Here's one of my tops I finished for a new baby boy in the Ft Worth Area. Momma requested dinosaurs. You'll have to click on the picture to enlarge to see the dinos.

My next top I worked on was more dinos. But I need to fix the border. It needs dinos and less green. It's kinda in your face. I need to figure something out to fix it.  You'll have to wait and see if I find more of the dino fabric at a later date.

You always have that one friend who stands out. And that's my buddy Donna Lynn. She's my gal that quilts all my quilts. Love her. She keeps me laughing. I can't remember what was said or happened but Donna Lynn was being mischievious and Anita goes

 "That's what you get for finding friends online. " LOL That's how I met Donna Lynn. She was a fellow blogger and I asked her if she wanted to go on a quilt retreat. After I did it and she said yes I hoped she wasn't a crazy person.

Well she is crazy. Crazy fun..  

Denise was having fun. We all were.

What great group of ladies! Thanks to each of them for bringing food, helping cook and clean, for bringing laughter and talent to the retreat.

And before we knew it, it was Thursday and time to check out. 

Us ladies all worked together at a company called WTS at the time I was there. Kathy, Ellen and Denise were there at the beginning of that company. I came in much later.

Denise, Ellen, Kathy and me. Long time friends of 25+ years.

These ladies worked with me at CyFair School District in Houston.

Donna, Pat and me.

And these 3 are family. Sheryl, Diana, and Connie.

 The End . Everyone got home safely.

Until the next blog......Blessed are the piece makers, for they shall quilt forever