2010 Summer Retreat Information (posted 1/5/10):
The Summer Quilt Retreat will be held June 25-27, 2010, at Heartland Retreat Center near Brenham. Registration will begin at the February 9, 2010, Guild Meeting. Cost this year is $190.00. The Summer Retreat requires a $50.00 non-refundable deposit and the completion of a registration form. The balance will be due at the May 11, 2010, Guild meeting. Registration is limited to 24 people.
Sewing stations will be set up in Mt. Olive Chapel. Accommodations are in the Sunflower House and Annex. Meals include dinner on Friday, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Meals are served in the dining room attached to Mt. Olive Chapel. The housing units have a kitchen area with a stove, refrigerator, coffeemaker, and microwave oven. A snack area will also be set up in the area off the sewing room.
Please contact a member of the Summer Retreat Committee if you have questions: Linda B., Deb D., Peggy M., Rowena R.
Our members have so much fun on their February and Summer Retreats that it seemed appropriate to add a special Retreats webpage. MANY thanks to Kerry Dwyer who sent the photos below on March 4. Hopefully, more participants will send photos (especially needed is a group photo).
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The following photos were submitted by Kimberly DeBona. No captions were included, but you can tell that a great time was had by the participants!
We need to remember to do these exercises frequently and take frequent breaks from our artistic work. Thanks to Connie and the other retreat planners!!!
The following photos from the Spring Retreat were submitted by Beverly A.
The 5 Yard Quilt was a class taught by Diane Bullard. We used a pattern provided by Doris Collins of the Fabric Carousel in Huntsville. It uses 5 one-yard cuts of coordinating fabrics. Quite a few people made them during the retreat, and we were amazed that they all looked so different! Beverly wrote, "We hope to have the members bring them to March meeting for show and tell." Above and below are the 5 Yard Quilts shown on Feb. 12. Above: left, Marijane; D middle, Cindy; and right, Connie. Below, Group 1.
More 5 Yard Quilts shown on Feb. 13. Above: left, Betsy; middle, Diane; right, Eleanor
Below, Group 2.
Above, Group 3. Below, Group 4.
More 5 Yard Quilts. Above, left, Kimberly D. Above, right, Nadine.
Below, left, Sue R. Below, right, Vicky C.
Photos from 2/12 - Below: left, Connie S.; middle, Jane C.; right, Marijane D.
Above, Nadine. Below, left, Ruth. Below, right, Vicky C.
Above, the retreat group on February 12, taken by Beverly A.
Below: left, Bobbie, and right, Cindy S.
Jane C. finished the quilt above (left) on 2/13. Linda N. finished the above, right, quilt on 2/14.
Below, others finished on 2/14 included Michaele J.'s (left) and Nancy S.'s (right)
Above, left, Beverly A. Above, right, Dawn M.
Below, left, Grace. Below, right, Nadine with her wreath.
