Mid Atlantic Modern Retreat

I am at the Mid Atlantic Modern Retreat in Lancaster, Pa, for 4 days of quilting fun.  Follow me @anneelizzy on Instagram to see what I'm up to!

DC Modern Quilt Guild Retreat

This weekend the DCMQG had a retreat on the campus of the University of Maryland. What fun!

I finished two small projects and am most of the way finished with a third, the Super Tote.

First I made a bell pepper hotpad from the book, "Patchwork Please".

Next I made a Lined Drawstring Bag from a pattern by "In Color Order.". Note the sheep fabric - I made the bag to hold my knitting!

I will post a picture of my Super Tote as soon as it is finished, hopefully tomorrow.

We had a Secret Sister Swap. Here are some goodies I received from my "sis" Jessie.

It was great to spend so much time sewing with like-minded friends!

Sew South: March 21-24, 2013

Recently I attended an amazing sewing retreat in Charlotte, NC, with my sewing buddy Linda.  The retreat was the first annual Sew South, created and organized by the amazing Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane Quilts.

The fun began even before the retreat.  All those who were interested made a house block which Jennifer then made into two quilts to be donated to the local Ronald McDonald House.  I really appreciated Jennifer's thoughtfulness and loved being a part of this service project.

Here is one of the house quilts.  (My block is top row, second from left).

Another fun activity was the Secret Sister.  Throughout the retreat we left little gifts for our "secret sister" who had been assigned to us before the retreat.  Gifts were often handmade and many included chocolate!  I was lucky to have the amazing Kim from Winston-Salem as my secret sister.  Here is a picture of my loot from Kim.

Kim is an accomplished handbag maker and teacher.  Lucky me!  She made me this adorable clutch bag with strap.  Here is a picture of Kim and I.  It was great to meet her and I hope we meet again.  Oh, I forgot to mention that I had her and she had me as Secret Sisters!

More on Sew South to come!!!