Virtual Retreat 2016

[genevacarroll]

Hello!

We are enjoying cooler weather, mid 80's, so I am happy!

I belong to a small group, about 15 people, called the "Make it Modern" group. Last January they decided to make a quilt. Each person was to add to the quilt. Kind of a round robin, but not all sides of a quilt. A collection of fabric picked out by the moderator and a book called "The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters" by Sherri Lynn Wood was put into a big bag. You could add fabric if you wanted to. My piece is on the far right, below the red/turquoise checkerboard. I had to insert my section of improv flying geese. This was fun and I learned a lot and best of all, I finished my section! Something about improv is exciting and scary. I kept wanting to make everything the same size and alike, but had to stop and think "what if?" And at some point, things have to be somewhat the same size in order to attach it to something else. :blink:





Now back to quilting my grandson's big boy bed quilt. Every time he comes over he puts on my glasses and sits at the sewing machine to sew on his quilt! He'll be 3 at the end of this month. Time sure does fly!

Take care, geneva

[Scoopie]

Thank you, Renata! And, yes, today is the big day! Good luck to you, Nancy, BJ, and Robin! I will be on pins and needles all day, and running to my iPad every time it pings!

That being said, I wonder if we will wait all day, and then get a notification through Facebook that they are running behind again? I hope not. My nerves can't handle that again! I tend to be quite anxious in anticipation. :woohoo: I suppose that is part of the fun, though.

Oh, and the background is actually a very pale lavender Hoffman hand dye. There are very subtle blotches of lavender here and there. But, you are right, it does look white at times, and in various lighting. The back has more lavender going on.

Dawn

[Scoopie]

Love that improv piece, Geneva! Good for you, stepping out of your box and participating in that!

Good luck to all the Hoffman Challenge folks!! Be sure you all chime in and let us know how you fare.

[Renata]

Best of luck to you, too, Dawn, as well as those we know submitted an entry to the Hoffman Challenge and those who made a submission and we don't know about it.
Love your improvisational, modern quilt, Geneva and so fun to do it as a participatory piece. When I saw the picture, I thought of my visits to Morocco and Tunisia!

[Scoopie]

Just wanted to share this! BOTH Renata and I got a FIRST PLACE in our categories in the Hoffman Challenge! What are the chances of that? We are still on cloud nine, over the moon, and pinching ourselves!

Dawn

[twiglet]

No! Fantastic so excited for you both, what great news :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[twiglet]

Congratulations Dawn and Renata!

What wonderful news -

I've been busy but lurking without comment for a while now. I think it has something to do with 4 grandsons arriving within the last 12 months.
One is now walking, one is crawling, one is just sitting, and one has just rolled over! Whew! Hard to keep up-to-date!

Yes, I've done a few quilts, and will try to get some pics up.

Glad to see the virtual retreat is going strong. I was at a real quilt retreat last week, and it was marvelous!

Hugs to everyone, although I don't really think I am up-to-date on everyone, everything I've seen here is good!

[lotti]

Congratulations Ladies!
Soooooooo happy for you!
:P :silly: :P :silly: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Pemela]

Congratulations to you both - Dawn and Renata - you must be both overjoyed I'm delighted for you both. So exciting.
Love Pam (in Scotland)

[Pemela]

Renata and Dawn,
Congratulations.

[Pemela]

Congratulations to the both of you - Dawn and Renata. Can you post pictures or do we have to go hunting elsewhere to see them?

Getting excited about going to the FoQ tomorrow, just made lunch and should be packing my bag and organising my clothes for an early start.

[Pemela]

Hoffman's Facebook page posted photos of the winners. The photos are rather small, but you can see the competitors in the groups:
https://www.facebook.com/HoffChallenge/

Congratulations to Dawn and Renata!

Kathy

[Renata]

Thank you everyone! Like Dawn, I am over the moon happy (and a bit flabbergasted) with the judges' decision. Many of you saw me start my quilting journey on the pages of this Forum just a few years ago when I was too afraid to even try to FMQ and many of you gave me a lot of advice and help along the way... so the best I was hoping for was for my quilt to be accepted to travel. This was a total surprise!

Thanks, Kathy, for posting the Hoffman Challenge Facebook URL with photos of all the winning quilts. I think they took the photos of the first place winners and enlarged them, leaving them a bit blurry and not showing some of the detail. Rosemary, I'm reposting my photos here so you can see them without scouring through this topic (even I don't remember what page my photos are on...). Sorry I don't know how to make these photos smaller when "inserted."

[Scoopie]

Wow, Renata! I love that close up! The detail is exquisite! Such tiny circles and squares. Absolutely beautiful! First place well deserved!

And, thank you all, from me, too! I will admit, I could hardly hold it together when I called my DH to share the good news. This is such an honor! And, as Rosemary requested... a reposting of photos.... (Clear, not blurry!)





Dawn

[idaho]

Congratulation on the wins Renata and Dawn !! Thanks for the repost on the pics ....so nice to see them again !!