Thursday, March 10, 2016

Quilting and Sewing Retreat

Here is mother and my six sister at our 16th Annual Quilting/Sewing Retreat. 
 We are in birth order.
We sure missed our sister-in-law Chery this year.

A few of our projects
Mother with her puff quilt.

 June Flory

Mother and Coleen Barnhart. Coleen's wall quilt is made from Father's shirts.
 

Julia Graber and Mother.  Julia's quilt is also made with Father's shirts.


 Sheila with her grandson George.


 Polly Yoder

 Emily Hostetler

 This quilt was huge.  My sister Polly will made another quilt using this pattern but use a  different color way and also make it smaller.

 Nieces and their quilts.
 Jolene Powell

 Katina Martin


  Clair is a professional oil painter .  Each year she makes specialty 
backpacks for her nieces and nephews. She has made 13 different backpacks and has 9 to go.


 Melissa made fitted diapers for "Diapers for Hatti".  They will go to various orphanages.


 Autumn Sensenig


 Rebecca Rittenhouse

 Holly Yoder


 Three of my sisters and one niece finished their
Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt 2016.


 My granddaughter Rowen is well on the way to learning to quilt.
Here is an interesting website.
http://topreveal.com/diy-sewing-craft-ideas