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              Retreat Pictures - 2006 (continued)

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This year a hayride was offered for those interested!

The "cattle are loaded" and everyone's eager to begin their romp in the hay

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The ride is fun, and the scenery beautiful.

Uh-oh......what's that crawling up Jean's leg???

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YIKES!!!   It must have gone up even higher!!!  (Ask Jean for details next time you see her)

Hmmmm........Sue is starting to wonder....now that we're down here, how in the world are we going to get up again?

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Anyone need a pit stop????

The hayride was lots of fun, and thankfully, everyone managed to get up without assistance.

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Participants of the Bag Lady Contest!  We had many!!!

The talented winners and their entries

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Kathy is laughing hysterically now, but it wasn't funny when Melissa sneezed VERY LOUDLY and unexpectedly!  Kathy almost took off a finger with her rotary cutter!

The laughter was contagious, and once started, couldn't be controlled.  Are we all just a little tired, ladies???

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Entries in the "What's Brewing" theme block.

Marcia shows off her finished project during Show and Tell.  (Notice her beautiful granddaughters in the photo behind her!)

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Sharon shows her knitted block which she worked on during retreat!!!  Look at those tiny knitting needles!

One of our guest's this year did BEAUTIFUL hand embroidery!
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Candace explains her projects to the group.

Deb used fabric pieces from last year's retreat to make this gorgeous tablerunner.

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Katie shows her finished projects made during her very first retreat.  "I never realized how much fun these things are!  I missed 10 years, and I'll never get them back."

Kathy laughs (now) about the difficulties encountered making her black cat quilt.

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Melissa talks about her repro nine-patch

Jean's funky Kaffe Fasset fabric makes your eyes wiggle!
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Molly shows the group her two finished tops

Michele is laughing as the group applauds because someone took HER picture for a change!
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Janice shows one of several projects she worked on during retreat Linda finished this beautiful top for her first grandchild's nursery

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June's "mistake" turned into a beautiful block which in turn made a beautiful quilt top These blocks might be small, but they took longer to make than a larger block.....just ask Shirley!

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Kay's beautiful batik fall quilt top is done, and she is one proud lady! These pineapple foundation blocks were made by members of the guild who chose to participate in a raffle.   The finished result is beautiful!!!

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The 2006 Black Rock Retreat group photo!  Our nickname for the top row:  Hot Buns!!!

This last picture says it all...we had a wonderful time, with lots of laughs, many new memories, and even new friends...and we were all very tired from quilting from dawn to dusk.

 

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