I'm totally Swooning...

 I'm totally SWOONING...I got to sew this quilt for one of our local quilt stores...I did a trial block, which turned into a baby quilt and is presently at the quilter...I will post pictures when I get it back.  When I was asked to sew this for the store, I was so excited I couldn't stand it!!!  The blocks are a whopping 24" finished and the Ruby fabric...well a quilt made in heaven..or at least I thought I was in heaven!!

 I had a blustering winter wind this morning for photos, but you get the idea...

 A close up of one of the blocks...my quilter, Holly, did a superb job at quilting...I don't know if I can part with this quilt long enough for it to be at the fabric store...I have this total crush on it...By the way, there is a Swoon-a-long going on over here...

And to let the cat out of the bag for my family members who come to the annual Barrett retreat, we will be making Swoon...Above are the fabric choices for the blocks (we are doing a 30's theme for the retreat).  We will sew the 9 blocks at the retreat, and a drawing will be held for the completed blocks for all those who participated in building them....Hope you are as excited as I am for this...so look forward to June!!

Fabulous Weekend...

 Normally, I don't kiss and tell, but we had a wedding...Our eldest son got married today.  It was the most beautiful day and I gained a new daughter...

 The bride and groom...

 Dashing couple...

 Friday, I hosted our 8th annual quilt retreat again...This is a family affair and we had family come in from Washington and California and all over Utah...

 This year, we all had to sew 4 blocks of the pattern Mumbo Jumbo by Pie in the Sky.  I first saw the pattern on Nedra's blog from Cactus Needle and have loved it ever since...

I prepared all the half square triangle centers and everyone brought a bunch of precut strips to sew these blocks...

 After the blocks were all sewn,

 Marciea, my sister above won all the blocks so she will have a twin size quilt when she sets the blocks...

 Each block represented the fabric choices of the person who made it and it was fun to see how they all came together...

 Even my mom was building blocks...

 Great time was had by all and we established memories once again...

So, if you want to establish a fun tradition, think of hosting a quilt retreat...it has been a great big fun party each and every year!!!!

Quilting at the Lakehouse...

I would like to introduce you to Shanna, from Quilting at the Lakehouse.  Shanna puts on the most wonderful retreat.  Her cabin in the beautiful Bear Lake setting is more like a 5 star hotel than a cabin.  Her retreat is an all inclusive retreat with delicious healthy meals and snacks.  The accommodations are wonderful, the scenery divine and the experience is truly one of a rejuvenating get away. Get some friends together and book a retreat today!!!

This picture was taken in March of 2010 and her porch overlooks the Great Bear Lake and the picture below is of one of the meals we ate.  So D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!

For booking info, email Shanna at quiltingatthelakehouse@gmail.com.

Barrett 7th Annual Quilt Retreat

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Another successful retreat and what a fun time we had!! This is Carolyn, my sister and Rhonda, her sister-in-law, busily sewing away...

Rhonda, working on a fun project!!

This is my mother's cousin, Eileen and her sister-in-law, Flo. They are really a fun addition to our retreat!! My mom has very few cousins in the states as she is from England.

My cousin, Emmy. She traveled with her mother from California. We are really glad they made it!!

This is Marin, who married my nephew, Scott. She is such a cute girl and she made this adorable wreath out of an old book she bought at the DI.



My niece, Kalie with Marin. Kalie's baby is due in August. They just relocated here from Arizona. Her husband is doing his medical DO intern in SLC.

This is our group, minus my little sister, Marciea (She is taking the picture). I am on the back row 5 from the left with a cream shirt and glasses. Many people travelled some distance to be here and we sure enjoyed ourselves!!

This picture is so cute. Allison, Emmy's daugther and Kit, Rose's daughter are modeling the dresden plates on their little heads--makes a cute hat. That is my little sister, Marciea in the lime green shirt and my little sister, Rose in the black shirt holding the blue dishcloth. Can't wait until next year...It is so good to get together and have so much fun!!