Wonderful Wednesday - Bee Sew/Crafty Quilt Retreat - Day One

Welcome to the Bee Sew/Crafty Quilt Retreat!!  I secured space at G's Quilt and Craft Retreat to host some of my quilting friends last weekend.  Quilters, party of 10, for the WIN!

It's been quite some time since my Retreat Group has gotten together.  Years, in fact!  We came prepared to quilt the weekend away.  There were projects on every table and machines were humming away.

Do we get to see the projects, Joyful???

Of course, you do!  That's what this blog is all about.  I come here to share my quilting life with YOU.

The Retreat House was rented from 10 AM on Friday through 4 PM on Sunday.  I took more than 200 pictures during the weekend.  To save you frustration, I'll be sharing the retreat day by day.

Here's how the event unfolded...

THURSDAY, January 30, 2020.

I'm packed and ready to roll:

FRIDAY. January 31, 2020.

I arrived early to make our final payment and get situated before my guests began to arrive.

How about a tour of the Retreat House??

I thought so!  Here is the Snack Station:

Single quilter room:

Two quilter room:

The Quad Room:

The Triple Room:

Wall decor in the the Sewing Room:

Here's the Cutting Room/Design Space/Pressing Station:

The first guest has arrived and is in the midst of unpacking:

From there, things are a bit of a blur, but look at the QOV that Lisa just got back from Tiffany for quilting:

The first project on Britt's agenda is burying threads on her Bonnie Hunter quilt, Jamestown Landing:

Denise started off with her Bernina Block of the Month:

Joy got right to work on her niece's wedding quilt:

Tiffany brought work-work to do before her trip to Hawaii:

Francine started on one of several donation quilts:

Once Lisa was settled, she cut for her Bernina Block of the Month:

Each area of the Work Room is in use:

Smile, everyone:

This is the quilt that Denise has laid out on one the Design Walls:

Lois gets her sewing station organized:

Diane pieced a Stash Quilt:

Francine is busy with binding:

Early lunch:

Britt is happy to have this quilt to the trimming stage:

Joy makes quick work of these HSTs:

Britt has squared up her Jamestown Landing and is basting it to prepare it for binding:

We got a quick look at Denise's recently completed quilt top...

... But then, she moves on to piecing her quilt from the design wall:

Meanwhile, Helena prepares to begin laying out blocks for her Pecking Order quilt on the design floor:

Here's a shot of the first couple of rows:

Diane is next to make use of the large design wall:

Denise contemplates starting this quilt from Angela Walters...

... While Joy peruses Denise's Spelling Bee book by Lori Holt:

Britt shows off her Geese Migration quilt by Cynthia Brunz:

Next, she tests out binding options...

... And the winner is the one that works with the front AND back:

Francine moves on to her Quilt of Valor binding projects:

She's doing this one by hand:

Here is a better look at the quilt...

... And this is a better look at the other one:

With binding applied to both QOV, Francine switches gears and determines what will be done with this donation quilt:

Color Mashup is the name of the quilt that Francine is rethinking:

With the top complete, Diane begins the process of pressing all of the seams so the quilt is ready for the next step:

Helena's layout is almost complete:

Now, Francine is working on a set of Stack and Slash blocks:

Britt is busy applying binding to her Jamestown Landing quilt:

Lisa adds her Bernina block to the design wall in the sewing room:

With her work done, Tiffany brings out her Bargello project:

It's going to be stunning when it is completed:

Lois refers to the pattern for her next project:

Now, Tiffany is working on her Frolic Mystery by Bonnie Hunter:

Well done, Britt!  This project is no longer a UFO:

Denise is smiling because she has a freshly completed quilt top:

Here it is, in all its purple and green glory:

And, Denise is off on another NEW QUILT adventure!  A selection of these fabrics...

... Will be sewn into this pattern...

While Lisa is working on another UFO:

Once Carol arrived, she worked on getting a baby quilt ready for some straight line machine quilting:

Tiffany and selfies don't get along very well.  Chilling after dinner with Britt's newest finish:

Britt ambles away to the Cutting Room to make some progress on her Frolic blocks on the small design wall:

Diane starts on another Stash Quilt:

With her blocks done, Francine takes a turn at the design wall:

Britt ponders design choices at every turn:

Helena begins piecing the final blocks for her Pecking Order quilt:

With floral blocks done, Francine brings out another set of fabrics:

Carol is quilting away:

Helena tests some "spark" fabrics:

Everyone had a productive day.  In fact, everyone had such fun that several people are ALREADY asking about the NEXT retreat... And there is still another day and a half left in this one.  :o))

Until next time...
The fun has begun!!!