Yesterday I told you about my classes and teachers, as well as showing you some pictures of our top-notch venue. Today I would like to share with you some pictures of the incredible and creative eye candy which abounded. And of course, it was the sharing of both the teachers, organizers and participants that made it extra special.
I wish I had had the time, resources and necessary talent to capture everyone in a picture, but these will have to suffice. I am hoping that other ladies will share their pictures in their blogs as well. So, without further ado, here come the pictures.
Show and Share, Tuesday Evening
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| Mae Vernon and her CQ |
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| Detail of Mae`s clever sheep with hooks and eyes |
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| Barbara Warner’s CQ with Grandmother’s vintage lace |
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| Val Bothell and her CQ |
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| Merrie Kay Roberts and her Boho Purse |
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| Gerry Krueger with her Grandmother to Granddaughter CQ Block |
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| Rhonda Perry with her CQ Teddy Bear |
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| Marsha Hines with her Fireplace Mantel Cover |
Bonnie Hargrove, below, modeled her vest which was not only a hit at Show and Share, but also won First Place in the CQ Contest. The theme this year was Wearables. I have included some detail pictures for you. Alert: drool cloths are necessary!!
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| The Incomparable Bonnie Hargrove |
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| Vest Back |
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| Vest Left Front |
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| Vest Right Front |
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| Jane Teeter’s Kansas Tribute Collage |
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| De Crow’s colorful CQ |
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| Back side of GORGEOUS purse made by Andrea Hainkens |
Marci Hainkel showed us a quilt that she made from Blocks of the Month she got from Anne’s Glory Box in Australia. After completing the blocks, she chose a novel placement for them in the quilt.
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| Detail |
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| More detail |
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| Victoria Foley of KC shows “Buttons and Bows and Kiddos" |
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| Pam Peugh and her incredible silk ribbon and CQ’ed landscape |
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| Friends from The Old Days in Omaha - Cindy Gibson and Lydia Tolton |
I tried hard to get pictures and names of everyone and everything, but fell short. It was particularly difficult to photograph things as they were passed around (sometimes the only way you could see something) and keep up with the action. My apologies to those I missed, for these pictures are only a small sampling of the incredible talent that was displayed.
Allie’s Class - Curved Piecing
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| Ingrid Gardiol and Pam Peugh work hard |
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| Marci Hainkel lit the class with her neon colors - and her sense of humor |
Not photographed: Jane Ann Slaine and Jackie Kiernan-Hale, both of KC, MO. Sorry ladies, the pictures were blurry beyond recognition!
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| Merri Kay Roberts brought her Featherweight |
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| Gerry Krueger got lots of piecing done |
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| Toni Jordan from Sacramento was working in reds and greens |
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| Here is Suzanne Moore from Texas, oblivious to the camera! |
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| Two of my favorite ladies, Bonnie Hargrove and Barbara Warner |
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| Pam Woolbright is intent on her piecing |
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| This is sweet Dorothy Densmoor |
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| Lonna Hammond’s shirt is so cute!! |
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| Meet Liz Rudder and her beautiful work. Would you believe she hates to piece? |
Miss Carole’s Class
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| Showing a template holder made for her |
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| The outer box for the template holder |
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| lovely stitching and an inscription |
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| More lovely stitching |
Correction: The hearts below were DESIGNED by Miss Carole and beautifully stitched by the one and only Marci Hainkel. My apologies for that missssssssnake!
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| One of Miss Carole`s hearts |
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| More of Miss Carole’s and Marci Hainkel`s work |
Gerry’s Button Painting Class
Gerry had two button painting classes, one on Monday night and one on Thursday night. Here are some of the ladies from the Thursday night class, hard at work:
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| L-R: Nark (Nancy Royer from Arkansas), Jennepher, Cindy and Freema |
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| Gerry helps Barbara, while Susie Jarosz, ? , Jane and Annie paint |
Miss Carole’s Talk on Crazy Quilt Piecing
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| Candace Kling waves |
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| Allie always has a cute smile! |
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| Miss Carole gave a great talk with lots of visuals |
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| Volunteers held up large boards |
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| Each Block Style was shown and discussed |
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| There was so much to learn! |
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| Miss Carole has certainly done an incredible amount of research |
What a fun time! It was over way too soon. I hope you enjoyed the pictures.
Hugs,
Thank you so much for sharing all the eye candy! It's also great to be able to actually put faces to the names we've heard about.
ReplyDeleteOMG, wish I were there. Hard to pick a favorite so I won"t but I will say everytime I see a pic of Gerry K. I just get a great big smile..what fun! Debbie (Maine)
ReplyDeleteCathy, you did a fabulous job capturing every feature of the retreat.... I am sending everyone to you... Hugs Ger
ReplyDeleteWhat fun you guys had and wonderful classes and people to stitch with! Thank you so much for sharing you retreat!
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear Kathy, for sharing all these photos! Ohhh, and aaaah and wow and sigh... I admit: I am soooo jealous... :)
ReplyDeletefélicitations a toutes ces dames !!!!!!!!!!!! leurs ouvrages sont magnifiques !!!!!!!
ReplyDeletequel bonheur de se rencontrer <<<;;;;;;;;
bisous tout le monde
Wow, wow, and wow again! I'm speechless. Blessings
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing the so many pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh WOW Cathy - I have so much enjoyed looking at all those photos, even though I don't know any of the people (except you), but the work is absolutely sensational! I kept saying "oh! and ah!" with every photo, and as much as I liked them all, I think the CQ teddy bear and the silk ribbon landscape were my favourites.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathy for such a great write up and photos of the retreat. We did have fun, didn't we.
ReplyDeleteDear, dear Cathy .... Thank you so much for taking the time while in Wichita to document everything and then share it with us. I have bookmarked the posts and will study all the photos again. You seem to have captured the "feeling" of the entire time. I'm so glad you had such a good trip!
ReplyDeleteSusieW
Thanks for sharing Cathy! Wish I could have been there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great report and photos, sure makes me want to go to more of these "retreats"! This one looks amazing with so many talented teachers.
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds like you had a great time at your retreat! Thank you for all the eye candy.....
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely projects, so many things to drool over, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting all these photos. I left my camera at home, and was disappointed not to be able to take pictures. Now I can just look at yours.
ReplyDeleteHappy stitching,
Marci
Everything is so beautiful and it seems like you had such a great time there and have learned so much!
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Ingeborg
I LOVED, LOVED,LOVED seeing all these photos Cathy! Thank you so much for sharing - I feel like I was there now!
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Kerry
Hello Kathy WOW, what great photos of your retreat and all their very lovely creations. Thanks so much for sharing them all. It looks like you had the most fantastic time. Hugs Judy
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