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Our Clara's Quilting Cottage Retreat was in June and this year the theme was a 1950's sock hop.
Retreat with these ladies is something I look forward to all year long and this year was no disappointment.
One night we played a version of "Name that Tune". We had to listen to a snippet of a 50's, 60's or 70's song and see who could name the song and the recording artist before someone else. I'm not any good at games like that because, well, the memory isn't at all what it used to be, but I do listen to 60's music all the time in my car so I finally identified a Herman and the Hermits' song. Yay, me!! The surprise of the night was Jan. She was naming off songs and artists right and left, and she was rewarded with a pair of fuzzy dice.
She told me that the secret to her success is all the ukelele music she has been playing since she learned how to play down in The Villages this past winter!
Our challenge this year was "Neutrals with a Kick." My two favorites were Mary's ...
... and Jan's.
Jan's was already pin basted and ready to quilt. She has this crazy idea that one it supposed to completely finish one quilt before starting another one. And she calls herself a quilter! Sheesh!!
Some of the gals had a lot of fun dressing up .
We had a hula hoop contest, bubble gum blowing contest, drank root beer floats, and really enjoyed the "yearbooks" Gayle made for us using the photos we had sent to her from our high school years.
One of my favorite quilts was Rita's version of the popular "Eat. Play. Sleep. Repeat." Baby Quilt you may have seen on Pinterest recently. Of course, Rita always has to put her own spin on things......
A major highlight for me was the huge pile of pillowcases we made for Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis. We had 172 pillowcases turned in this year.
I know how much these pillowcases mean to the young patients there. A huge thank you to everyone who participated!!
It doesn't seem possible that three weeks have passed since I was packing up the car and heading to St. Louis for our annual Clara's Quilting Cottage Retreat. It was so great to be able to spend some time with these lovely ladies, most of whom I met online over the last ten years or so.
It's been difficult to break down the 300+ photos I took and decide which of them to share with you, but here goes! We were asked to wear animal prints on Welcome Night as a special salute to Faye who loves all things leopard (and giraffe, and zebra, and snakeskin and............ Well, you get the idea!)
Debbie really got into the spirit with her pedicure!
Rilla came to Retreat prepared to "deal with it!"
Julie came prepared for.......well.......I'm not sure what!
It was great to see my roommate, Faye, again. We have been roomies since 2005 except for last year when she chose going to her daughter's wedding over quilting with us! I know, Right?? She gave me these awesome gifts! Don't you love the purse she made for me?
Show and Tell involved some great quilts and also some great stories. Like Gayle's.......
.......and Eve's.
Some of the gals played "strip poker" with Julie again this year, and she won ALL the fabric strips, as usual. They should know better by now.
In addition to all the fun and shenanigans, some did actually sew!
Faye made a great start on her "Swoon" quilt. You can read more about it HERE.
Next time -- the Black and White and One Other Color Challenge and some of MY sewing!
