Tuesday 7 October 2014

It's All About The People

I think we all firmly established a long time ago that quilting people are the best. Spending a weekend hanging out with your quilting friends and sewing therefore has to be one of the best ways to spend time. This past weekend was no exception. It was all about spending time with some of my friends.

Ceri and Nikki seemed to have dodged my camera fairly effectively!
We stayed in a converted stables on a farm just north of Uttoxeter which put halfway between the Glaswegians and those on the south coast. The house was perfect for our purpose because it had six bedrooms with multiple beds in each room. And the huge kitchen had three full sized tables for us to set up our machines at. We had twelve machines in use and there was enough space between that no one struggled in the least.


The weather was abysmal on Saturday morning which was perfect as we were not tempted to go outside at all. Breakfast over we all sewed, and sewed, and sewed. And talked a lot of course. Drank copious cups of tea as well. Most of sewed until 11pm that night. Seriously, so easily done when you are in like minded company.

Lots got made/completed/worked on. A lot!


We also unveiled these gorgeous quilts Brit Bee have made for Terri's future grandchildren. It has been a group effort to help Terri achieve some of her goals.


I also made these two star blocks, and then started the embroidered prayer on one of them, as per Terri's request. These will be in two quilts made with Terri's original Brit Bee blocks, and will be for her daughters. There are just four more blocks to be completed to bring the total to 50 and then the quilts can be made.


And here is a sampling of some of the other projects worked on, big and small. The projects were so varied, but the one thing they had in common was how gorgeous they all were. There was a general air of excitement whenever someone got a project to their weekend goal - finished, quilt top or whatever.

I would show you what I was working on, but there are demands being made for dinner here so I will tell you about that tomorrow.

Susan

24 comments:

  1. I want to go back - sewing solo isn't as much fun!

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  2. Im just sitting here imagining how utterly fantastic it must have been to spend a whole weekend just sewing to your heart's content in a group of other people who felt exactly the same. Talk about bliss.

    Love that you gals are doing these quilts for Terri's future grandchildren. Such a lovely idea !

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  3. i was going to moan about the pic of me with the weird toothy grin i've not seen before, then i saw the pic of ange...... i got off lightly!! missing you all, so much!

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    1. Thx Sarah, it's bloody awful, that Susan is in a lot of trouble!!!!

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  4. a good and productive time in so many levels

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  5. Brilliant pics S! By hook or by crook I will be at the next one! Jxo

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  6. Fabulous eye candy there Susan.....must have been a lovely weekend.

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  7. Absolutely wonderful. I am impressed that you got any sewing done with so many lovely people to talk to. x

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  8. It looked fab and it was nice to know you were all sewing away while we were having our mini Devon version!

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  9. Sounds so lovely! How exciting that no one gives you the crazy eye for wanting to sew all day or expects you to interrupt your genius for dinner :)

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  10. What a fab post :) I laughed out loud at Sarah's comment...poor Ange ;) It's so lovely that you're all helping Terri achieve her goals xxx

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  11. Sounds wonderful (quite jealous). Has Ange seen that photo? You're going to be in big trouble :-) xx

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  12. Poor Ange, that's not very nice to post that pic!

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  13. looks like an amazing weekend!

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  14. Looks like a brilliant venue and of course, brilliant company.

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  15. I want to come with you all next year - is that ok? You always look like you have so much fun!

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  16. What a fabulous way to spend a weekend!

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  17. Brit Bee is seriously the best bee in the world. Your productivity and love shared between all of you is contagious and so genuine.

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  18. Envy, envy ;) (Seriously, this is the time I wish I was a Brit). It must have been so great!

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  19. Looks like I avoided that camera well too, thank God! Next year people are only getting photos of my head...

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  20. I think you're in trouble with Ange...best make a huge cake (and brownies) for the next time you see her!

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  21. Reading this made me feel quite emotional - it is certainly true that in times of trouble, you can rely on your quilty friends for support and just general being-there-ness

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