Look at this gift bag full of quilty goodness! Karen and Tammy of Kalidoscope of Quilts in Exeter have put together a fantastic gift bag for one of our retreat prizes.
There is a pattern, and a jelly roll and a mini charm pack all bundled up ready to be won! Thank you so much Kalidoscope of Quilts!
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Thank you Linda for donating Quilters Dream 80/20 as a retreat prize! Linda is a member of the London MQG and a retreat guest, as well as a long arm quilter! You can find out more about the numerous quilts she creates at her website The Quilting Biker. When Linda is not relaxing at her cottage or biking all over the country, she is at home making quilts- and if you have ever been to one of our guild show and tell sessions, you will be privileged to see many of the quilts Linda makes! Thanks again Linda for supporting our retreat!
If ever you need creative inspiration, look to Uppercase Magazine! There is something for everyone within the pages of Uppercase! Thank you so much for sending an assortment of editions for our retreat gift bags! Just look at these gorgeous covers- and imagine what is inside! Thanks again Uppercase Magazine for supporting our retreat! We couldn't do it without you!
Thank you Hobbs Bonded Fibers for donating batting for our retreat prizes! Quilters always need batting to finish their products! And with such a selection, Hobbs Batting is a great brand to use in our quilts! The offer traditional batting like cotton or polyester, and some newer options like wool and silk. Here is a chart showing all the batting and possible uses in quilts. Thanks again Hobbs Batting for sponsoring our prizes.
How amazing is this? One of our retreat guests Berene will be designing a custom pattern for all the retreat gift bags! Imagine a OOAK pattern just for SWO MOD? Lucky us! Berene is a pattern and fabric designer who is known for her tattoo patterns as well as adorable pre-printed baby gift items, such as books where you just cut and sew and the next thing you know you have a finished baby gift! Check out her website for all her products- HAPPY SEW LUCKY Berene also designed this Bad Ass inspirational text quilt that can be pre-ordered from Fabric Spark And for those that belong to the London MQG, we will be hosting Berene for a lecture and mini workshop in the fall, so get ready to be inspired!
Thanks again Berene for designing our very own retreat pattern! Unfortunately Fabric Please isn't able to attend our retreat as a vendor, but thankfully The Stitcharie can come with all their wonderful fabrics! The Stitcharie is a wonderful fabric shop that also offers long arm machine quilting. Laurie and her staff are lovely and helpful.
Both modern fabrics and traditional fabrics are offered at The Stitcharie, so if you are near Petrolia, stop in and have a look! See you in April! 3 Months today and the 2018 SWO MOD Retreat will be happening! Isn't the Inn beautiful with the snow?
It's 2018 which means we are in the same year as the SWO MOD Retreat! Now the count down can really begin!
April 6th will be here before you know it. Happy New Year everyone! Thank you Quilters Dream Batting for supporting our retreat! There will be samples for all our gift bags as well as 2 batting packages for door prizes! Woo Hoo our retreat is going to be awesome!
Our retreat is keeping up with the hexi craze, thanks to Paper Pieces, who donated a mini kit for each guest gift bag! There are paper templates and fabric to make a hexi flower- how adorable! For all your EPP needs, have a look at Paper Pieces website, but don't say I didn't warn you, making hexies is addictive!
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