Back from the retreat!!

I had a wonderful time at the Montpelier Needlearts retreat in Laurel, Maryland this weekend!!!  Friday involved checking in at 1pm and receiving your goody bag and either a coffee cup or regular drink cup.  It was so hard to choose which ones to take, as there were many beautiful ones.  Here are the ones I chose:

Inside the goody bags were lots of charts, needles, and thread.   Later on we also received this great pair of scissors, and they were purple!!!!

Jill and I shared a room and we met two great women, Sandy and Malissa.  Lots of good food and laughs all weekend.  And, of course, some stitching and stashing!  I did finish JBW Designs Sleigh French Country Ornament.

JBW Designs French Country Ornaments (Sleigh)

Started:  11/6/11

Finished:  11/12/11

Fabric: 32 count Cream Belfast

Thread:  ThreadWorx 1089

And I was able to get all the words stitched on Morning Brew.  You can see one of my stash purchases on the fabric, a martini glass needle minder.  LOVE IT!!!

The other purchase I made was the fabric for Plum Street Samplers Beans, Beans chart, Lakeside Linens 36 count Vintage Autumn Gold.

And I won a Lizzie Kate Boxer Jr kit, Candy, as a door prize!

On Saturday we visited the Montpelier Mansion Needlearts Show.  Wonderful pieces of stitching on display!  And the mansion was great to see.  

All in all a great weekend!  We will be back next year!