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sewing southpaw sewing southpaw is the place where i share my creativity my hobbies and other stuff 13 august 2017 11th blogaversary another year come and gone will i ever blog again btw happy left hander s day until next time happy needling gerry posted by gerry at 12 02 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blogaversary 14 august 2016 10th blogaversary funny how we go from being totally involved to being totally absent with our blogs of course i m using the royal we i m even a day late this year almost makes me wonder if i ll remember at all next year too funny until next time happy needling gerry posted by gerry at 12 13 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blogaversary 13 august 2015 9th blogaversary this post is basically just an acknowledgement that i still have a blog neglected as it is i know that i need to do a complete revamp if i ever decide to pick up where i left off so many of my links are bad and lots of the blogs and various reference sites are out dated too i find that i m missing some early posts including my very first post on the day i set up my blog don t know what s up with that but trying to get an answer out of blogger is simply not worth the effort i wish i done a blog to book like pat winter did then i would have that and any other missing posts preserved oh well have a good day and i might just be back at some point in time until next time happy needling gerry posted by gerry at 10 33 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blogaversary 01 january 2015 2015 happy new year wishing you all a happy healthy and creative year until next time happy needling gerry posted by gerry at 11 58 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 18 september 2014 cqi retreat 2013 i thought i had posted this but i guess not better late than never i do apologize for taking so long to post about the retreat one day just seems to run into the next and before you know it it s six weeks or so i am so happy that we had the interest and turn out that we did this year 22 cqi members let s begin with the group photo then you ll know the cast of characters as you read through the post back row left to right colleen connie wilma gayle shari beth sharyn donna elizabeth middle row left to right carol ingrid josie barbara diane bev maggie front row left to right lorraine hideko susan cathy gerry you will notice that lauri is missing in the group photo and i m sure she thought she had escaped being caught on film but she didn t here she is with diane btw this is lauri s quilt beautiful isn t it we are also missing one more of our members in the photo and at the retreat maureen was not able to attend i know that those of us who haven t met her yet were disappointed as were those of us who have met her and spent time with her but maybe next time i guess we should begin at the front door and don t forget to grab a name tag we kicked off the retreat on wednesday evening with a meet and greet and distribution of swag bags we were very fortunate to have so many attendees and vendors contribute to the swag bags just look at them and what was hidden inside maureen sent a beautiful and generous selection of laces chenille fibers and hand dyed ribbons i added a fairy silky some laces charms beads and other embellishments to the baggie with a variety of monece satins diane sent a huge selection of gorgeous silk threads in every color imaginable cathy sent a lovely package of assorted fabrics and beautiful venice laces along with pretty beads and buttons hideko made these darling little bags full of vintage buttons and some hand dyed venice lace donna made this adorable little thread ort catcher each one is lined and finished with a matching button and they got lots of use during the retreat nicki lee sent us all a few pieces of her beautiful venice lace and hand dyed motifs lorraine sent a huge package of the most beautiful assorted white laces along with some of her scrumptious hand dyed threads carol sent everyone a handcrafted seam ripper her dear hubby turned all of the assorted woods and assembled them from scratch they are so beautiful connie sent these cute little photo squares that she made they are repurposed scrabble tiles with mod podged vintage images on them wilma sent a beautiful handcrafted bookmark with a card of vintage buttons elizabeth sent a variety of beads and embellishments a piece of tatting and a charm a lovely piece of dyed lace and this sweet little silky i wish i had taken a photo of the boxes she sent them in they were the most darling little things i ve seen in a long time cute cute cute barbara made these little drawstring thread ort catchers for everyone she used the most darling themed cotton fabrics and needless to say these little beauties came in very handy during the retreat maggie sent this lovely and generous selection of fabrics in this photo we have one of 25 magazines that were donated by janet at vintage vogue she also sent a little flyer with the magazines giving all those attending a 25 discount off of an order we also included a note book and pen just in case and finally the booklet that cathy and i put together it turned out so much nicer and bigger than we ever expected 50 pages the cover is a collage of handwork by me diane cathy wilma connie colleen hideko and lauri printed on cardstock with a clear vinyl cover on top inside there are a number of tutorials color photos helpful links and credits a poem a directory etc etc etc okay now that the drooling has subsided we move on to the meeting space i wasn t sure that we would all fit into the space available but in the end we were just fine my dh gene helped me set up the tables and outfit them with multi outlet power strips we also set up a card table in the study office area with a sewing machine and ironing station we managed to leave the family room a non stitching zone for taking a break or catching a nap before after we had a fairly packed schedule of events and activities and actually did a wonderful job at staying on task and on time we even had time to play some games crazy bingo anagrams word search and there were lots of prize drawings and giveaways throughout the retreat including 4 of pat winter s crazy quilt magazines not pictured a big thanks to cathy for all of the books she brought to sharon b for donating 2 sets of her templates and to everyone else who brought or sent a little something extra to throw in the pot of course there was show and tell and what a pleasure it was to see all of the beautiful work everyone brought it s just not possible to show all of it here but here is a taste anyway below is connie s dyb victorian ladies quilt and while it s not completely finished it is gorgeous hideko also brought her dby victorian ladies quilt see photo above upper left hand portion of the photo cathy is still working on putting her blocks into a finished project as am i so we didn t have anything to show at the retreat except for our finished blocks and even now mine is only at this stage well as you might imagine we worked up quite the appetite during this flurry of activity so we ate and ate and ate lol there seemed to be a never ending supply of fruits and veggies cheeses and other assorted goodies including the occasional glass of wine wilma and hideko brought sweet treats from their homes the netherlands and japan to share with everyone most everyone had breakfast at their hotels but we did have our lunches and dinners together at the house and to take the guess work out there were daily menus posted at this point i would like to say thank you to everyone for all of their help in the kitchen i couldn t have done it without you seriously as always there was the stash dash no photos too many pairs of scissors flying around and of course the white elephant exchange everyone really out did themselves this year with their gifts watching the stealing frenzy that ensued was hilarious and while josie took home the bear that lauri made for the second time lauri did manage eventually to take home the elephant that i made and what about that adorable shoe it went home with hideko i believe that donna made the shoe and what would a retreat be without sex s tash e nhancement e x pedition you are not going to believe what s behind these doors this is christine hause s shop a stitching shop in denver our shopping day included a number of thread bead and fabric stores with lunch along the way needless to say everyone had a wonderful time from beginning to end during our few short days together in september and planning is already underway for next year in the meantime i leave you with the look of friendship posts related to the 2013 retreat prep and other stuff cq elephant planning a look back see previous retreats here 2008 2009 2010 prep post 2010 2011 see cathy s blog post for 2011 much better post and photos recap sadly i cannot find a post for the 2012 retreat in utah i ll try to get something put together and get a post link up see cathy s post for 2012 until next time happy needling gerry posted by gerry at 3 13 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cqi retreats older posts home subscribe to posts atom pages home followers blog archive 2017 1 august 1 11th blogaversary 2016 1 august 1 2015 2 august 1 january 1 2014 4 september 1 april 2 january 1 2013 15 october 1 august 1 july 1 may 4 april 2 february 3 january 3 2012 25 december 4 november 1 october 2 august 2 july 3 april 1 march 5 february 5 january 2 2011 13 december 1 november 3 october 4 august 1 may 1 march 3 2010 31 december 3 november 1 october 1 september 4 august 5 july 3 june 1 may 2 april 1 march 3 february 6 january 1 2009 49 december 2 november 3 october 7 september 5 august 4 july 3 june 6 may 1 march 2 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