Thursday, February 25, 2010

A Sewing Bee

Today, a group of friends joined me at our house for an informal "sewing bee," or what we liked to call a "stitch 'n bitch," after the knitting books of the same name.

We had a potluck brunch: salads, fruit, veggies and dip, baguette and cheese, pastries, bread pudding with a fabulous hard sauce, mimosas, coffee, great conversation - and we made lots of quilts!

We started with a quick overview of how to make a quilt like Katie's,
and quickly moved on to sewing.
More friends arrived later, and we continued passing on the pattern and sharing the fun.
All in all, 5 quilts were finished, 7 were pinned and one is part-way pinned. We also cut 17 pieces of batting from a full roll, and they are ready to use.

This is a fun way to combine visiting with a great meal and making quilts for Seattle Children's Hospital patients. I highly recommend it to all of you guild members and your friends!
Thank you, Stitch 'n Bitches!

2 comments:

  1. I'm married to one of those Bitches and let me tell you, she is great at it! (Stitching I mean) :)

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  2. She is, Paul. She's as sweet as can be, funny, fun, and looks so cute in these photos. AND she cooks like a dream, too - you hit the jackpot.

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