Retreat Classes.... Best Ever!

When it comes to retreat classes... Amy has the best ever! There were so many to choose from this year that it was hard for me to make a decision on which one to take.
My favorite class was the applique class that Lori taught. It was one the very best classes that I have ever taken. She has a very simple but sure way to applique that takes half of the steps out. It was so fabulous! Honestly... it removed my fear of appliqueing and I found that I have a new LOVE!

This is the cute project that we did. It is a 12" x 12" appliqued plaque to set out at birthdays or anytime that you are going to have cake.  Of course... this one is Lori's! Mine is not finished yet. I am still working on it! Isn't is to die for? Our kit even had the vintage fork in it. Cute!!! Lori is an AMAZING designer!

This was our mystery class. We all brought 5 different fabrics, cut and ready to go. Amy assembled the kit and gave us the patterns for both Civil War quilts. The kit will make one or the other. I am not real sure which one I will make.

I love the look of this ninepatch quilt

     with the cute yo yos on every other row.     

But... what's not to love about this basket quilt?

This is going to be a hard decision! Both are so great!

Then there was the pincushion exchange.

Amy's daughter, Mendy was pleased

that she won the pincushion made by Kim.

It was a darling 3 tier layered cake pincushion.

Kim and Susann with their cute pincushions.

Kim won this adorable turtle pincushion....

which I think she was just worshipping... just kidding!

This is the one that Susann got to take home.

 I dearly love it! Very sweet!

Amy's other daughter, Melanie shared

with us these two darling pincushions.

Here's Elizabeth, Amy's mom

with a real cute one as well.

        

  Roma just happens to be Amy's sweet sister.

She is showing us a couple of adorable ones.

I thought this one was very clever!

A little spoonful of perfection!

The purse class was wonderful! I signed up and decided to wait and take it at a later date so I could get some quilting done. This is Kim's black felted wool purse. I snapped this picture before she put the finishing touches on it. She later added a darling red flower similar to the one below.

Shelley's got a great eye for purse fabric.

I love the vintage look this purse has!

Marilyn's vintage purse has a simple,

sweet look about it. Very pretty!

Lori just cracked me up! She thought

her purse would actually make a great hat.

It sure looked cute on her!

She choose a beautiful mixture of Amy Butler and

Heather Bailey and Art Studio fabrics for her purse.

I loved the pink lining she chose for the inside.

This is the other side of her purse. Very lovely!

Kim and Lori also made purses for their daughters .

Visit their blogs to see how cute they turned out! 

Quilt trunk shows will be my next feature! Be sure to watch for it! There were great designers there with incredible quilts!