Sunday, October 31, 2010

Beach house retreat

I went to a retreat with my sister, some of her friends from Quilt Ventura, her local quilt shop and some other ladies who wanted to sew the days away. It was tough to do when this was the view outside the window!

We had a little friend stop and visit the beach in front of the house so I went down to take a picture of him. He was basking in the sunlight until I got down there and then it seemed as though he posed for me. How accommodating, huh? :o)

These quilts were just a few from show-n-tell. Melanie's scrappy pineapple...
My sister Isabel's block of the month quilt she uses on her bed. We slept under it and it was so warm and cozy.

This is what I worked on while there. The nine patches were from a swap and are done in 30's fabrics. This quilt will be put away for s-o-m-e-d-a-y when I have a grandbaby!! I hope the fabric doesn't disintegrate by then. LOL It still needs borders.

And as the sunset, it was time to go. (We actually had to check out by 1:00 p.m. but this was much more dramatic. lol)

Off to go unpack my bags.....

6 comments:

3anklebiters said...

your 9-patch quilt is so sweet and that scrappy pineapple is to-die-for fantastic!

Terry said...

Love your nine patch quilt! Beautiful sunset too...thanks for sharing it! :0)

Conni said...

Love the scrappy pineapple! And your 9 patch will be perfect for the grandbaby!

Michelle said...

Ahhh...looks like a beautiful location for a retreat! Great quilt pics too.

Yvette said...

What a gorgeous place to sew. Your none patch is adorable!! I hope a little someone will get to use it soon. ;)

The Other Barb said...

I feel relaxed just looking at the beach/ocean pics.So pretty.The quilts are pretty too :)