Terrie, I hope you get to feeling a lot better, A sprained ankle is no fun. Take it easy.

Margarita

Oh, no, Wendy! Don't be gone. I haven't been on Pinterest much in the last 2 months. But enjoy! Who are you there?
twiglet wrote:

Joyce you have so much on Pinterest I'm going to be gone for weeks. See you in Feb

Thank you, Lottie! You are so kind. Don't be too shocked at my blog... I haven't been updating that either. Ask my mom, she'll complain with you! She likes the pictures and to know what I'm doing. (well, what I post there.... ) I know she reads it so I have to post carefully but sometimes (not enough) go back and add more another day. Don't tell!

I'll be back tomorrow I think and get up some pix of the sewing machine cover. For now, my pajamas are calling me to jump in!

9:30 p.m. in central time... Illinois, US
lotti wrote:

AnnieLu wrote:
Thank you! I'm supposed to be off of sugars & carbs and have been very strict about it this week so virtual chocolates are best. Not quite as yummy in the mouth tho!

Yum Terrie thank you...just what I needed

Dorothy

Welcome.




Sorry I've been slack on the chocolates, but my sister has kept me supplied here at my house. Here's some no-calorie ones to share and start the year off right!

That sounds like a good approach, less daunting than me trying to take off 30 pounds all at one shot. Kathy

Joyce,
Here at retreat we enjoy just getting to know each other and share whatever is on your mind. It's really quite like a physical retreat, except that we have to write our thoughts down and then hit the submit button. And of course, if someone shares their sweets with us, we don't gain weight from theirs. The flip side is, if you have enough to share, you'll probably gain it yourself. That's what has happened at my house! LOL
Seriously, we enjoy input, pictures of what you're doing, and stuff like that. Just hang out with us and share when you feel like it.

Hello Joyce, great to have you on board. We're fairly easygoing, no long-term commitment, but kind of enjoy our banter and camera derive on this forum. Sometimes some of us take more or less lengthy time-outs, or keep to lurking on the sidelines until we have more time to join in again, as life happens
You've been busy, I should really go to sleep, but will take a quick side trip to your website
G'night all

Marianne-is-sewing wrote:
I used to be a garment maker and made nearly all my kids clothes (but they are 23 & 30 y/o now!) but I pulled out the cobwebs in that part of my brain this fall and made pajamas for the IQF pajama party. It was mostly fun albeit a bit stressing as I redid the pattern to my liking of course.

I have out wool and a pattern, need lining, for a light coat. I won't do extra interlining or such for more like for April, September & October here.

I'm glad to see a new thread for 2016. I saw some of the 2015 retreat posts and it got so overwhelming and I wasn't in it so....

May I join in this year? I hope to do better at posting and keeping up.

Friday and today (Jan 1 & Jan 2) I quilted the fabric and then made a sewing machine cover for my featherweight. (the one I have cleaned up so far...) My wish is to bring it to my living room and have a corner set-up and decorated nicely for piecing. Then on the dark evenings or if I'm waiting for something in the kitchen, I can go over and piece a few things quickly.

The sewing machine cover is all done except for hand-sewing down the binding. I made it up but was inspired to have the pieced squares down one side by a pix on Pinterest. (I'm Jules, https://www.pinterest.com/julesquilts/, with a childhood photo there.) I need to get a few pix off my phone and to my computer and then can post them.

Heather (learning-as-I-go) encouraged me to get quilting by her texts & pix to me Thursday night. I just came off the Christmas RUSH with my quilting business and just need time to make things for myself this week. My health has limited my time and energy in many ways. The workload is fine and I keep up with that but not time for personal sewing a lot of the time.

This year I'm continuing to use my stash. It is too huge! Many UFOs and that is what I usually work on. The sewing machine cover is all stash fabrics.

Marianne,
I would love to sew my own clothes, like I did when my body and a pattern had the same plan.
I've got that 'swallowed a watermelon' look going on. I really should use a piece of clothing that fits well as a pattern, or at least take the measurements from it. a duct tape body form might be in my future

So sorry Terrie .Hope you are feeling better real soon!
Love the projects!

Dorothy