TPQG Retreat 2016

Wow - we had another very successful retreat at the weekend. A weekend full of good company with like minded people, good food and lots of laughs and did I mention how productive it was. 

Retreats are a fantastic way of getting to know each other a little better and seeing what we are all working on, whether you stay over or just attend for the Saturday.

We had a little project on Friday night, which was great fun especially as it was an opportunity to create something pretty and useful from scraps - a bit like our quilts really.

Decorated jar with our prize - fabric flowers

We decorated jars and painted tins with doilies, lace, ribbon and anything else that we fancied. The varieties and ideas within the group was just amazing.

Pam's scones with jam and cream

Pam makes scones for morning tea on Saturday and they are the best scones around for sure, definitely the best I have ever tasted. 

Saturday we had a class for those that wished to participate and it was an incredibly busy but productive day.

This is what we were making and we had our centre rectangles and whites precut so we were ready to get going once we had set up our machines. This pattern is called Gridlock designed by Tanya Finken.

Here are some pics from the class. Everyone had different colourways and some used one colour for the T's in the background while others used an assortment of fabrics.

Rae's completed quilt top - just borders to add.

I can't wait to see them all finished at show and tell at the club. Well that is all for today, but please check back soon as I still have some more photos from the Great New Zealand Quilt Show to share. Until then happy stitching everyone.

Donna-Maree