Little Lavender Fabric Ravioli's

I  got the idea from Little Quilts and Gifts from Jelly Roll Scraps by Carolyn Forster.

They're fabric ravioli's.  I needed to bring a little gift to our Halloween themed retreat.  These were perfect for the occasion.  Although I dont know how Fall like lavender is.  But it smells great in a sachet anytime of year. 

 I attached some tags to be a little more festive.

Real simple.  I just sewed straight lines, boxing a 2 1/2 strip in.  Then cut my units.  Sewed up the edges that were cut.  Stuffed them with two teaspoons of lavender flowers and sewed them shut. 

Retreat Show and Tell

February Retreat

 The view out our window above and below.

 This day was foggy- could not see the lake that is just beyond the trees.

I love taking pics of knotty trees.

After some overnight wintry mix, there were these beautiful crystals on the branches.

Almost makes you want to pull up a chair and have tea.

 I did not mess with the color of this photo.  Isn't the blueish tinge beautiful!?!

I have more pics of projects that people did.  I will show you those in the next post.  Here are some hexie quilts.

Not hexies but done the same way hexies, just a different shape.

Buffalo Ridge Nearly Done

A week ago I was at a retreat. Lots 'o' snow all around.

My friend Kathy peaking out from her modified Buffalo Ridge... I really like what she did with it!  Love the borders too! I kinda wish I had done the same but I went for a different look.  More on that when I show you the finished piece.

If you are not familiar with Buffalo Ridge, it is a pattern from the book Nickel Quilts.

Retreat Reflection

I went to retreat this past weekend.  I love retreat.  I love hanging out with the girls, being silly, having my meals made for me, people cleaning up my messy dishes, eating their good food, making projects, seeing other peoples projects, getting inspiration and ideas.  Its a blast!

My leaves are coming along.  Not sure what I am going to do with them all.  I love the words.  It will be a whimsical type quilt.

 This was on my drive home.  There a few more that I need to get pics of.

 A beautiful sunset Saturday evening.

 You can sit and watch the sunset on rockers, looking out over the lake!

These are the favors that were made by a wonderful woman in our group; cucumber melon soap, almond lotion bar, lavender bath salts and a bag of "spa" tea.

I had to try my friends jelly.  I had it on a sun dried tomato bagel.  I did not expect it to taste so good.  Nor did I expect to be able to spread cream cheese with a stirrer.

 Aren't these mason jars cute!

What is fall without mums.  It looks like fireworks.

Quilting Retreat

Lucky me, I went on retreat this past weekend.  Our quilting group has a retreat twice a year, Spring and Fall.  I have been very lucky to be a part of it, thanks to my friend Jan.  It is a wonderful group of ladies that getaway for a weekend of sewing and fellowship.  I had the BEST time!

 Did I get a lot done?  Well not nearly as much as I wanted to but I did get a lot accomplished.

 I will show you later what I worked on.  Part of it included dyeing.

It's a beautiful view, isn't it?  I even managed to get a walk or two in.