open wide bag

Off to Vermont we Go!!

My sister Karen, her friend Susan and I packed the car

And set off for the 5 hour adventure to the

Strong House Inn for my Applique Retreat!!

Could not fit one more item into the car!!

Very excited about my new workshop set up!!

A new video camera and projector made it

So much easier for all the retreaters to see

All the appliqué steps!!!

The set up got rave reviews!!

There were eleven ladies participating in the retreat.

They each received a little goodie bag and a

Hand painted personalized place card!

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added by Janet Ann 1 week, 3 days ago. under applique retreat , flying geese trio pouch , lori holt , minki kim , open wide bag , strong house inn , zippy bags

I finished my Kantha quilting challenge for this week. A couple of weeks ago I told you I was experimenting with Kantha quilting for an Aurifil Artisan challenge here.

Well, I finished my panels and I turned them into Openwide pouches (pattern by Noodlehead here).

I love the easy, relaxed look of Kantha quilting, and I enjoyed making these bags. I'm definitely going to use this technique again in the future. The joy of Kantha quilting is that you don't have to draw lines and precise - it's meant to look rustic.

Just a reminder - I used Aurifil ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 6 years, 4 months ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifil thread , hand quilting , hand quilting designs , kantha quilting , noodlehead pouch , open wide bag , open wide pouch

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