Mini On LIne Quilt Retreat

First thing this morning a number of quilters on the hearts2hands internet quilt group were emailing about today's Super Bowl football game.  Quite a few of our husbands would be watching.  Then there was all the snow that some of the areas were expecting.  We were going to be staying home!

A brilliant suggestion by one member lead to a mini on line quilting retreat.  We each listed a few projects we hoped to work on.  Several times during the day we checked in to do an update and see how everyone else was doing.

We shared frustrations when blocks were not co-operating, printers didn't print what they were supposed to, fabric was cut that should not have been and sewing machines having thread issues. 

We cheered each other on as quilt tops were finished, tops were quilted and embroidery projects completed.

The only thing missing from a real quilting retreat was being able to see each other's work as it was progressing and sharing food (but we did talk about food a bit in our emails.)

My first project were sleeves for the cat collars.  The cats are to have a tag on their collar with their names when they are boarded.  This is when we are on our trip.  I really dislike the jangling tags.  They are noisy and must drive animals crazy.  It's not like they can get away from the noise.  Thus the sleeves.



They really do not look like much but they will serve the purpose for the two weeks they are needed.

Next I worked on three embroidery projects:

As the day is not finished yet, I'm still hoping to get a swim suit cover up done.  Depends if the sewing machine co-operates (or if the machine operator has issues.)