Retreat Goodies ...

Another reason we go to retreats ... to buy buy buy! Not living close to a LNS I miss fondling fabric, picking up a chart and kitting it up, and discovering that chart you've never seen before but instantly fall in love with. Well I got to do all that ... and boy was it fun!

First up is my Blackbird Design purchases ...
Some kits and some patterns I kitted up ...
assorted charts that I just had to have ...

I fell in love with this wonderful needlecase/scissor keeper ... maybe cause it's red?

Karen and I both bought this kit and started it Thursday evening ... this will be hanging in my kitchen some day ... too cute ...
I found some yummy fabric and kitted up this Christmas ornament from this years JCS preview issue ...
here's some odds and ends ...

and a couple of purchases from the bathroom at The Silver Needle ... lol yep the bathroom. That's where they display all the shop models for sale. I could have bought a few more, but ran out of money and room in my suitcase. The prices were surprisingly great ... would have spent more stitching them myself ... so I got Dash Away (surprised?! lol), a 4th of July Pine Mountain Pillow and a sweet sunflower pillow. Funny quick story about the pillow ... I had brought that chart from home to kit up and start stitching at the retreat ... of course I had to have it when I saw it in the bathroom! It was a very fun trip to the bathroom lol ...

Everyday at the retreat our tables had wonderful gifts for all of us ... fun fun fun ...

Well ladies, that's the last of the retreat ... it was fun showing you all the pictures ... thanks for all your comments ... I love reading them.

Happy Friday!

I hope you find your Joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for weekends ...

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