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1998 Quilters Retreat, once again held at the Beacon Motel in Lewes Delaware. Unlike 1997, this year the weather was perfect, sunny and beautiful. |
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Arden, Spike and Dachsie cutting |
The retreat started earlier this year, allowing people more time to get to know one another. Some people had some last minute cutting to do before classes started. |
 Diamonds quilting her lamb. |
and some did quilting in the pool room. 
Carolyn quilting |
Friday afternoon we had some quilting demonstrations. Dachsie showed us all how easy stain glass can be, and Ellie showed us several different 3-D blocks.
Friday night the ladies sewed till the wee hours of the morning.
Pansy does some quilting while Wanda and TK get some piecing done.
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Saturday morning we had a lecture from Madge Ziegler, "Threads of the Thirties"  This is just one of the unique quilts Madge showed us. |
 Spike's 30's quilt. |
 Madge's Sun Bonnet Sue |
| The Madgical Mystery Quilt was a big mystery, and lots of fun. Although the room was a bit crowded, everyone made do. |
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Before long they were all sewing,  Jo |
 and ripping, Spike |
 Rita | and sewing some more.  Dachsie, Madge, Rita and Carolyn |
Carole left and Carolyn center and Helen right.
(Maybe I should offer a fat quarter prize for the first photo I get?)
The ladies made a variety of three dimensional flowers.
Pansy and Diamonds working on their flowers.
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Left - Ellie gives Bonnie some help Below - Pat and Penny work on their flowers 
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While classes were going on, some people worked on projects in the pool room. (Some people went shopping some more.)  Beth quilting |
Bang cutting
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Saturday night we had show and tell, a favorite part of the retreat. We were once again impressed with everyone's projects. TK's clamshell quilt |
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Jerry shows her flying geese and Pat shows us her wreath, which was a previous project she learned from Madge. |
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Janice helps Dachsie show us her red, white and blue stars, a finished top from an internet block swap she did. |
TK was surprised with a little skit
and some blocks made by chatters for her wedding quilt.
| Sunday morning some people were running around in their jammies looking for coffee, |  |
 while Jerry had been up for hours waiting for her morning juice. |
Joan and Pat discuss color options and Bonnie does some quilting on the Mailman's quilt.
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Diamonds was determined to finish quilting her project, so that I could show her how to do a mitered binding on it. And we did, at noon on Sunday. |
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Rita and Pat |
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| Janice worked most of the weekend on this project with hopes of having it done. She got the top finished, which I think counts. |
| Wanda's project for the weekend was this komono quilt. We watched her piecing most of the weekend, and by Sunday morning she had enough completed to give us a hint of how it would look finished. |  |
 | Wanda, TK and I pose for one more photo before they leave for home. |
Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and before long were saying our good-byes. Most of this years retreaters signed up for next year before leaving, so I know we will see each other again. More good times, and happy memories to be made.
After the retreat, a group of us went up to Lancaster to check out the facilities for next year. Here are two of the shops we will visit during Retreat 1999!
Spike/TN and Charlie Brown in from of The Old Country Store
Bang, CB, Dachsie and Penny at Dutchland Quilt Patch
PS - Diamonds did get her lamb quilt done, and here is a photo to prove it.
