Shirley Anne’s Heart

Posted By drsao on February 24, 2013

Whenever the Virginia Scrappers get together it is bound to be a lot of fun………we always do as much laughing as we do sewing.  There were five of us this time and we had at least two things to celebrate…….  Patsy is retiring and Catherine is recovering from pneumonia and broken ribs.

The two Catherine’s were wearing incredible necklaces……and I hope you can see the wonder from the photos!  As always the SHOW AND TELL was lots of fun…..I hope you enjoy the photos!  Catherine was working on several quilts to be donated to the ALZHEIMER’S ART QUILT INITIATIVE….I am sure they will bring in lots of auctioned funds for the research!

Thanks, Catherine for the Valentine Clickers….the kids at school will love them!  It looks like Mr. Clicker has a couple of new girlfriends…LOL

Love Patsy’s Scrappy Grandmother’s Flower Garden……..

Isn’t this incredible?

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Posted By drsao on February 24, 2013

I always look forward to our annual quilt camp at Christy’s TERN OF THE CENTURY home in Corolla, NC.  The ocean is beautiful, the house is fantastic, the company is wonderful, and the food, the laughter, the sewing – it is just all THE BEST EVER FUN IMAGINABLE.

This year was extra special because we got a tiny bit of rain and snow……a beautiful experience at the beach.  There are LOTS OF PICTURES so you can just skip over them if you want……I had so much fun looking with my camera!  I loved the sunsets too!

MEMORY SHELLS….

Can you see the dophins jumping?  Neither can I, but they are out there putting on a show.  I need a better camera!!

It was chilly but beautiful!

SUNRISE AND SUNSET AT THE BEACH….I wonder if I would ever get tired of it if  I lived there all of the time….I THINK NOT!

Do you see Lynne waving at me while having her morning coffee?

SNOW!!!

We had a kitty visitor and a FOX too – but I didn’t get that photo!

My shopping stops on the way home……:)

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Posted By drsao on February 24, 2013

I think that the SHOW AND TELL from quilt camp is incredible.  There are so many creative designers and quilters – it is just purely and simply an incredibly motivating experience to see everyone’s projects!

I hope you enjoy our show and tell photos from Quilt Camp at Tern of the Century in Corolla, North Carolina!

We all swooned over Christy’s creation in progress……it was a challenging project – to say the least!

Jackie’s Grandangels are going to be so happy!

Dresses for the little girls in Haiti…

Isn’t this little vest adorable….GOOD JOB LYNNE!

I love Alma’s I LOVE LUCY QUILT!

Travel pillow cases from her mother-in-law’s nightgown….what a lovely memory!

Adorable baby quilt Barbara – who is TRYING to hide behind the quilt!

I finished my AUGUSTA COLE Curved Log Cabin Quilt.

In addition to quilting – there was so good knitting going on….  Some people are just multi-talented!

THANKS JUDY FOR ORGANIZING QUILT CAMP!

Incredible….Karen!

I got the binding on my Bonnie Hunter Carolina Crossroads Mystery Quilt II (this is my second one….just love the tiny squares!)

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Posted By drsao on February 24, 2013

We all have such fun at our annual quilt camp that we BEGIN thinking about our menus, projects, and prizes for the NEXT YEAR before we even leave Christy’s “PALACE AT THE OCEAN”  at Tern of the Century in  Corolla, NC.

Here are some of the photos of our fun….I hope you enjoy them!

We always learn from each other at Quilt Camp…..quilting techniques and other things are freely shared.  Lynne learned to use a new “Quilting” tool!

It seems that Alma and Sandie began their pole dancing BEFORE their first sip of wine!  🙂  TOO FUNNY  There is something about someone holding a camera that just makes you “WANNA DANCE.”

This is one of my favorite pictures from quilt camp….on VALENTINE’S DAY…. doesn’t it look like they are forming a heart?  Yes, they weren’t really pole dancing – they were making a valentine!!!  

Love Delma’s homespun scarf….and she really knows how to model it too!

I won a Valentine Heart Panel at our Vegas night theme dinner…….YEAH…..now  can practice my hand quilting some more!

Isn’t this a wonderful seat pad?

Morning Coffee overlooking the sea is fantastic!

 Thanks to Christy we got to enjoy a KEURIG Coffee Maker this year……. that was so nice!  I must admit that it took a little bit of training and I so appreciate my coffee team leader, Barbara, for making sure that I got my coffee made just right each morning!  🙂

Thank you Christy for sharing your Tern of the Century Beach “CASTLE” with us…….

SHOES SHOES SHOES SHOES……all the wonderful SHOES IN THE NEWS…..these are some of my favorite shoes from quilt camp!

Aren’t these antique trading cards (from Christy to Judy’s grandangel) endearing….it brings back memories……

This was the big ticket shopping item at Quilt Camp this year……some people sell Girl Scout cookies and others sell TUTTOs!  🙂  i was impressed with all of the color choices….red, black, lime green, teal, purple……..eye candy for sure!

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Posted By drsao on February 24, 2013

Last week was a heavenly experience……quilt camp at Tern of the Century – and thanks to Christy, we lived like princesses for five days.  We laughed, we ate, we laughed, we sewed, we enjoyed the spendor of the ocean, we ate, we watched it snow, we ate, we played with Baron, we ate……oh did I mention that we had a five-day food fest?  LOL.

Here are some scenes from our table decor and the wonderful gourmet delights!

Isn’t this a wonderful idea…..everyone gets their own cup of veggies and dip  so DOUBLE DIPPING is a DELIGHTFUL  EXPERIENCE.  These parmesan crips that Alma made were SO GOOD….I wish that I had one right now!!!

It probably took Alma DAYS to make these peppermint heart delights!

Here we have the black and white team…..and my roomie, Karen Dumont, undoubtedly *HANDS DOWN* made the best eggplant parmesan that I have ever eaten…….I have been dreaming about it for the past week!

I thought the toilet paper covered dinner favors were fun….thanks Karen!

This over-the-arm-of-your-chair sewing caddy is fantastic!

Alma – it COULD be 5 o’clock somewhere!!!!

Now if you FIND a whole potato in your potato salad….is this like finding the baby doll in the King’s Cake?  LOL

We laughed A LOT about this whole potato in the potato salad and I am not quite sure if we ever determined if Jackie or Barbara left it there.  WHATEVER, it gave us many happy moments and a great memory!

These handstitched note cards are incredible…….we EACH got six….wow!

Ann made the lacy bookmarks….it almost makes me want to learn to use the embroidery function on my sewing machine!

This HOT DIP MIX was incredible and I didn’t want to forget what the box looked like.  I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY!

I think Christy must have spent hours making these yo yo’s…..what a novel idea of a message board!

Christy surprised us all with a recipe book of all of the wonderful things that we have eaten at quilt camp – this was our TEN-YEAR anniversary……..we had fun trying to figure out who had been around since the first Quilt Camp 10 years ago!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHRISTY – that was so very nice and thoughtful of you and we will all treasure this book!

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