Eat Cake

I am all a-twitter, and have been so excited for this week to arrive.

Months ago I asked my friend Lori Holt (Bee In My Bonnet) if she would come as a National Teacher for a retreat at Quilted Works here in St. George, Utah.

And being the kind person that she is, the response was "Yes"!

The retreat will start tomorrow and go through Saturday. We will be learning Lori's great method for hand applique and making this cute wall hanging

EAT CAKE

And to make the event even more exciting, Jodi Nelson (Pleasant Home) has flown in from Oregon to take Lori's class.

Even though distance separates us, we communicate often. This felt like the perfect opportunity to spend some quality girlfriend time.

Both Lori and Jodi arrived at my house on Tuesday for our own little "pre-retreat". We have been talking non-stop and have even gotten a little sewing done.

I would show you a picture of Lori, but SOMEBODY considered yesterday pajama day.

You just can't blame the girl.

The weather here in St. George is perfect, with sunny skies and the temperature around 75 degrees.

The blue, blue skies against the red rocks beacons us to relax.

When ever I attend a retreat with Lori, I always learn a lot.

She is the queen in being prepared, and accomplishes so much in a short period of time. She says she does all her thinking before leaving, and will arrive with stacks of boxes with projects ready to be sewn.

All the fabrics are pre-cut.

And you will find her sewing away on her little Featherweight.

I also love her vintage 1930's iron that weighs a ton. (They just don't make them like they used to!)

Lori brought Jodi and I the pattern and fabric to make these Snap Bags. Jodi finished hers.

Last night we sat in comfy chairs and started a new crochet project together. I'll show you more about that later.

Wish you were all here!