Friday was the Quilter's Harvest Event at
Alpine Quilt Retreats. I think it was a big success and I had a wonderful time meeting new people and being with old friends.
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My mini class was making button rings. These are super simple to make and is a great idea for Christmas.
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Prep was pretty simple. I brought the ring findings, fabric and hardware to make covered buttons.
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I also had clip and pin hardware in case the girls wanted to make something other than rings.
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I brought lots of little bits of fabric to fussy cut.
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Here is
Shannon. I met Shannon when I taught my
"Mixed Bag" class in
Panguitch.
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Here is
Sandy. Sandy is a darling girl and she won my ticket give-a-way for the Quilter's Harvest retreat event. It was really great to meet her. She was a lot of fun.
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Here we are in a flurry of activity making rings in the wonderful big room at
Alpine Quilt Retreats.
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Here is Rae Ann with the gals in the class.
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The rings turned out so cute. Look at the great work tables, too.
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All the women were very fun.
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I loved seeing their finished projects. It makes me proud.
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My class was only 1/2 hour but it was the perfect time to make 2 covered button objects.
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I hope they all had a good time because I thought it went really well.
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Rae Ann and Dianna finishing up their projects. It was a good day making fun things.
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I zipped home in the afternoon to be with Allison. We were watching her for a few days. It is always fun to have her. Here is Chelsey holding Allison. Allison's hair courtesy of Laurie.
More on the mini retreat tomorrow.
-nanette
18 comments
What a fun idea for a quick retreat project. And it was so fun to see Rae Ann with you. Say hello to everyone for me.
Thanks Nanette, that was a really fun day. I hope she does something like this again. All of the shops had something fun for us.
I LOVE the rings you made! Where can I buy the "findings"?
Looks like it was a lot of fun.
Love the rings and Allisons hair-do :)
Looks like you all had a really fun time. Such a simple, cute project and so nice to have one that is started and finished in a class!! I love Allison's hairstyle. LOL! Such a cutie and a really sweet pic of her with Auntie Chelsey. :-)
YOur class looks so fun. These are darling. I love the little ring you made for me.
What a fun class!!!
Allison is so darn cute ;o)!!!!
Hugs,
Joy :o)
A very cute project to do in a short class! The fussy cut buttons are just adorable! Glad you had a wonderful time at the retreat! Can't wait to read more about it :)
This looks like something I would have enjoyed too! I've never seen ring hardware before. How neat!
I love those rings! Great idea. Are the findings available on line?
Looks like a lot of fun...I love the rings! It was fun to see a familiar face in there...Rae Ann..!
It was such a fun time!!
What a fun class. It's great when something can be finished in the time alloted. Little Allison is growing fast, such a cutie pie.
Looks like you had a wonderful time Nanette! Love that hairdo too -- could be trendsetting!
Looks like alot of fun! Button rings! How clever!
Fun rings! We recently had a rug hooking meeting, and we made bracelets using the covered buttons and used wool instead of quilting cottons - same idea!
These rings are awesome! i love them!! so cool! love your fabrics!
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