2018 Valley of the Sun Quilting Retreat

 2018 Retreat

Hostesses
1.  Becky - mxkittens
2.  Carolyn - KSCarolyn
3.  Cathy - cacnurse1
4.  Ellen - bornblessed2
5.  Kim - KimDig
6.  Laura - lppenguins
7.  Sharon - Sharonae44

Attendees
8.    Ami - sewingupastorm
9.    Bobbi - BobbiAZ
10.  Carolyn G. - AZSnowbird
11.  Carrie - Labsandcats
12.  Colene - robicole1
13.  Dee - Dee In Tex
14.  Denise - TeddyBearPhx
15.  Donna - DonnaMc
16.  Jonna - JulietDeltaOscar
17.  Judy A - DJzMom
18.  Judy H - Buffyzmom
19.  Karen - karensquilter
20.  Linda Mc - TransTex
21.  Linda - LindaPutt
22.  Louise M.
23.  Mel - MelHarris1
24.  Misha - MishaMisha
25.  Nancy - TheSisters2?
26.  Nyla - Nylaagain
27.  Patty E - Labfiend
28  Sharon - Mishi
29.  Shelley - Pirate
30.  Suze - Suze
31.  Viola - sissly4
32.  Yetta - ydritch

Lotto Block:  Missouri Star Tutorial for Disappearing Four Patch
(Make up to 10 blocks to participate in the Lotto, Each block you submit earns one ticket in the Lotto drawing)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA-10A_Uc6k

Background fabric - Kona solid color number #1007, color name - Ash focus fabrics - batiks (you may use one batik or two)

Retreat Challenge:  Make something from the Southwest Scenic fabric provided by Kim Diggins.

Winners:

1st Place - Linda Puttmann
2nd Place - Ami Krenzel
3rd Place - Elephant Quilt (Name ?)

Mystery Quilt by Ellen Born

Guest Speaker - Jessica Dickinson.  Jessica will be joining us and sharing creative ways to use our scraps and left over stash.  Jessica Dickinson is and local artist turned quilter.  She will be providing us with her quilts showing a broad way of using scraps.  She goes by Scrap Mountain Quilter.  We hope you will enjoy her eye candy and that she will spark creative ideas to inspire you!

The 2018 Retreat was a huge success.  Our guest speaker was Jessica Dickinson "Scrap Mountain Quilter", the Challenge quilts were amazing, we did a fun mystery quilt, the lotto blocks were plentiful, & Patty won the L-R-Center game.

Left/Right Passing Game - using 5" Charm Packs in 2018.  The hilarious left/right story that keeps us in stitches will be happening at the 2018 retreat!   The past couple of years we made exchange items, but not this year ......this year we will be exchanging packaged 5” Charm packs of 40 or more squares of LQS quality. any pretty color or style will do!  If you love it, someone else will too!  Place these in a baggie for easier passing, please!

[note: if you purchase a pack of 25 squares, you will need two packs].