Rose of Sharon Retreat April 21 to April 24

 When winter gives way to bright sunny days, it's time to go on a quilt retreat at the Rose of Sharon in Coshocton, Ohio. The weekend featured 80-degree weather, lots of laughter and amazing quilts. It doesn't get any better. Oh, and don't forget about all the good food!

Our first day was a big "show and tell" day featuring quilts that were finished over the winter or on the first day of the retreat. Here are some highlights:

Gloria's Glacier Star Quilt 

Jen's Log Cabin 

Barbie's Quilts

Unique Squirrely Girl Appliqued Quilt 

Postage Stamp Quilt (Oh my goodness!!!)

Celebration

What better way to celebrate getting older than spending a weekend with quilting friends. It started with an Italian spaghetti dinner with meatballs, thank you, Bridgette, and a fun cake, thank you, Dana. 

  Look at all the happy faces!

Christmas Block Exchange Party

Last year our group decided to do a Christmas Block to exchange with others the following year. I have to admit this was a first for me. But I loved the fun blocks that everyone made. Such creative Q-bees.  We exchanged blocks when we went out to dinner.

Here are the blocks:

Can't blog about the Rose of Sharon without showing off all the flowers that line the streets in Coshocton. 

More Projects finished

Well, minus one middle strip. 

 It's always sad when a retreat comes to an end. We are tired, but happy, after sewing far into the night, sharing life stories, exchanging quilting ideas, and eating too much good food. 

The grand finale was when Jen finished her "large" colorful quilt in time to send it home with Dana to be quilted. "WOW!"

“We stitch together quilts of meaning to keep us warm and safe, with whatever patches of beauty and utility we have on hand.” ― Anne Lamott

2021 September 24 - 27 Rose of Sharon Retreat

 

The Covid 19 Pandemic put a stop to our quilt retreats for about a year. Getting back together with all our Q-Bee's was like a breath of fresh air for me. We worked on projects, ate too much and stayed up too late sewing pieces of material together and sharing stories.

Here are some of the Highlights of the retreat:

After all that hard work of making quilts, of course we had to eat and eat some more.

Happy Quilting to all! 

"A day patched with quilting seldom unravels." 

Rose of Sharon Retreat - Coshocton

Barbie relaxing on the front porch at the Rose of Sharon Quilt Retreat house which is the newest slice of heaven for quilters. 

The house was built in 1895 and is located in the lovely town Coshocton, just a couple of blocks from the local quilt shop - Mercantile on Main. 

I had the pleasure of spending the weekend of April 13th to April 16th with my Qbee friends.  The first couple of days were like summer, 70's and sunshine, but that turned to rain and almost to snow by Monday.  We went from summer, to spring, to winter in four days, but that is Ohio for you.  The weather only added to our cozy retreat experience. 

Judith taught a basket weaving - actually basket sewing - class.  It was a huge success and so much fun.  The baskets are beautiful!

This is called "Remote Sewing"  

Here are some of the other quilt projects . . .

Tiny Pineapple Quilt!

Sadly the four day retreat went by too fast.  We will certainly return to this retreat house in the future.  It was lovely, as was the company and the quilts.  A good time was had by all. 

Goodbye little town of Coshocton - I will see you again soon!

Goodbye lovely Rose of Sharon - till we meet again