Quilting Retreat at Piece by Piece

Busy, busy busy.  On Friday, February 18 and Saturday, February 19, I attended an in-store retreat at Piece by Piece in Appleton with my girls Kathy and Brenda.  We had a blast and got MUCH done!!  I finished the top of a king-sized quilt with a pattern called Labyrinth from Calico Carriage Quilt Designs.  The designer is Debbie Maddy.  It's gorgeous and I'm posting a picture of it.  This quilt finishes 118' x 118', but all sizes are included in thie pattern from lap to king.  Super, super easy.  The whole thing is squares and half-square triangles.  There are NO Y seams!!  You can see my dog in the bottom right corner just couldn't help himself and had to be in the picture. 

Piece by Piece is an amazing store with an amazing group of women owners.  Anybody traveling to northeast Wisconsin should do their best to hit this store.  Check them out at http://www.piecebypiecellc.com/

I highly recommend going to a retreat with other women, whether it be for church, a women's club, or your favorite craft.  There were women of all ages at this retreat.  Each of them amazing in one way or another and full of life experiences to share and to learn.  The one thing I did learn is that all women basically think the same and want the same things, no matter their age, size, education level or their station in life.  If you aren't a member of a guild, craft club, church club or women's club, I highly encourage you to do things that occasionally surround you with women.  What an amazing group!!

I am off today to sunny Florida.  We are going to visit another amazing woman, Jan, and hopefully, weather permitting, watch the shuttle launch.  I will, of course, check out some Florida quilt shops and give you my critique.  Hopefully I will find something I can't live without.