28269 day!?! I congratulate! That is to copy someone first!Flowers for both.
38135Sewing with a friend (or a daughter) is double the pleasure. You were very productive.
9846Personally I think it's teriffic. I would never b able to hold up to it. *4U
145789Oh WOW!!1You two girls did a wonderful job. Bet you had to much fun and went shopping also. oh well after all got to keep them supplies on hand and from the looks you needed quite a few. Great job!! flowers to you both.
by 4lghoward
26 May 2008
Thank you. It was a great time. It would be nice to make the party bigger to include the cute family.
8150What a wonderful idea. Very productive time in many ways too it sounds like. We all need times like that. *4u. ><>
by grandmapapers
25 May 2008
Thanks we had fun. I get a lot more done when there's someone to do all the fun things with. Plus we knew there was a time limit.
15057Look what you got accomplished!!
by 4lghoward
24 May 2008
There was a little more, but they were given away before the photo shoot. So flowers for everybody to hold us over until we can plan another UPP.
85867wow I know yall had a great time and look at the results.
by 4lghoward
24 May 2008
A third friend joined us for one day. She had a lot of great ideas as well. It was truly and adventure in Machine Embroidery. A fourth friend showed up to see what the crazy ladies were doing.:0)
9811You have been very busy, and I bet that you had a very special time. I think that we all could use one of those vacations - what fun that must have been.
44813You two have been busy!! Great idea to get a retreat like this. Would not want to do it on my own, now I have to start looking for a kindred spirit. Flowers for you.
by 4lghoward
24 May 2008
With a kindred spirit is the best way to fly. I hope you can figure one out. :0)
145196WOW ... that's what I need so as to get some stuff done, but of course so much more fun with a friend .. *4u both
by 4lghoward
24 May 2008
It has to be a very special friend of course. Not everybody is willing to do the day and night marathon's!
6578What a good idea to have an embroidery retreat. You were both very productive. *4U both.
by grandmapapers
24 May 2008
Yes we had a lot of fun and accomplished a lot. Before I left home some of my children called and said "Mom you and Leah be good we don't want to get any phone calls and have to come and get you" That was what I always told them when they were teenagers and going somewhere. How could we get into any trouble, we were embroidering all the time. All it took were some fun ideas and a bowl of peanut M&M's. Friends are great and help keep you sane.
22886I showed one of the pictures to my DH in Brazil. His comment "Whatever room you did that in is sure messy now". I ask you "isn't that what a dining room is for"? When the sewing room is too full for the second machine. Realistically it would have been very difficult to have that second machine set up in the sewing room, I would have had to move one of the other 8 sewing machines, or my scrapbooking equipment. It was just easier to use the dining room.
by grandmapapers
25 May 2008
A home has to have a sewing/craft room to be able to escape to for a little sanity once in awhile.
2826Leah, what was the occasion - looks like you made two of everything or more. It sure is nice to embroider with a friend, isn't it? I would have had a ball with the two of you. Keep the items coming. *4U
by 4lghoward
24 May 2008
It was a time out for us. My DH bought me a second emb. mach. so we decided to break them in. I had the number 1 machine for 1 month when I got #2. (It is still lost in Brazil). We have been best friends for a long time and the stresses we have been through over the last few years needed a retreat. We had a lot of laughs, little sleep, some tears, and a deep appreciation for our husbands and families. We have lived away from each other for 5 years. It was a great reunion. As we eyed the photo tonight we realized that most of what we made has been gifted out. It must be time to do it again. We will invite you to the next one!
by grandmapapers
24 May 2008
Bring your ideas and peanut M&M's. Years ago when we lived in the same town and got together for a fun day of crafts, my DH named them "Pity Parties". Yeah pity anyone that couldn't join us. I'm sure he used to wonder what we would do next. Don't worry it's all good and fun.
by shirlener88
25 May 2008
It is wonderful that you got together to have so much fun, too! How much fun can a couple ladies have? LOT's!
211078I'll just tell you what I think.....I'm jealous! It looks like you had an absolute ball. ;)
by 4lghoward
24 May 2008
Absolutely! We learned a lot, shopped some and embroidered until our Knee-dles hurt. I think we all deserve a vacation like this.
158553L to R Leah (4lghoward) and Karen (Grandma Papers)
28264lghoward is on the left and Grandmapapers is on the right
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