Shipshewana 2012 - Random Pics

I didn't take nearly enough pictures this year. Last year, I think I got a photo of everyone at the retreat, but not this year.

Of course we had snacks...we need fuel, you know!

We had some great door prizes donated by local quilt shops and some of our favorite quilting companies.

We had a huge table of garage sale items because we always have things that we no longer love and there's probably someone attending who is looking for just that very thing.

Shipshewana 2012 - Jelly Roll Quilts

At last years retreat, we had a jelly roll race. What fun that was! I think about 15-20 quilters participated and each one was more stunning than the last.
On Saturday we took some time to show the jelly roll quilts they had made since last years retreat. Lots of variations, some with straight seams and some with diagonal, some with 2.5" squares and some with triangles separating the strips, some with applique, some with borders....all equally creative and inspiring.

Shipshewana 2012 - show-n-tell

Here is our show-n-tell at the retreat. We don't do a traditional show-n-tell as we drape the quilts over the sofas, chairs and tables in the wonderful lounge area outside our sewing room. Then we mingle around and can usually ask questions of the quilt maker and we get to see them up close and personal.

 

We're not done yet, there's more!

There were so many quilts here that I would love to make! The talent within that sewing room was amazing!

Shipshewana 2012

This year's retreat can be summed up in just one word....SUCCESS! We had such a great time. We have the dates set for the next 2 years and I can't believe we have to wait 360 days for the next one.

Here are some shots of the room as we were getting setup.

Those big windows are just wonderful and the lighting in the room was great, even at night.  My plan was to have 5 people share a group of 4 tables. We had several groups that wanted to sit together and had 7 at a group of 4 tables, which worked out great for everyone and left some open tables for laying out blocks and such.

All packed up!

Ready to head out to Shipshewana in the morning for our annual retreat. I'm sure sleep will be limited tonight as I will be thinking of all the things I may have forgotten to pack. I packed more projects than I will ever get done, but it's better to pack too many than not enough. Heaven forbid, I should have to go shopping at Yoder's or Lolly's. LOL

I'm taking fabric to work on: some custom baby burp cloths and the leftover fabrics will be a baby bricks quilt, a pumpkin bib for Calise, a baby quilt for Nick's new little baby, Drew, who was just born on Monday, black and whites for a 1600 quilt, a wallet to finish, an iron caddy, Matt's brown quilt, and a t-shirt quilt. I should have taken pictures of it all before it got packed, but I'll take photos as I finish these projects.

Let's hope the rain stops before we take off in the morning.

If you're reading this and coming to the retreat, I'll see you tomorrow!

If you live near Shipshewana, come by the Farmstead Inn and say hi. We'll be in the conference center, or we might be at JoJo's having a pretzel!

Retreat Updates

I finally got some time on my computer tonight to update both retreats.

Our guild retreat "Spring Break in Vegas" has 25 registered and room for about 2o more. Your first payment isn't actually due until January 18th so you have plenty of time, but it would be great if you could get your form to me soon, so we can plan meals and activities.

The October 2012 Shipshewana retreat has 50 paid registrations, so we have room for only 10 more. If you're thinking about joining us, you will want to get your form to me soon. Of course, the room will hold more than 60 quilters, but it sure was nice to have a table for each quilter and not be crowded at all.

If you need a form for Shipshewana, you can print it here.