As a Certified Instructor for Judy Niemeyer Quilts I was so excited about the latest technique of the month quilt – Mariner’s Compass. While this pattern is designed to teach a new technique each month I knew my students wouldn’t want to wait that long to finish their quilts. So I worked with Peggy at Pinwheels and Posies in Dickinson, TX and we came up with a mini-retreat – aka Quilt Til You Wilt! So on March 15th we started our first adventure.
We invited our students to come sew starting Friday am at 9:00 am until Midnight, we started again at 7:00 am Saturday and yep we sewed until Midnight. Sunday was a short day for us 7:00 am until 2:00 but they sewed every minute of those 7 hours too! Peggy kept our students well nourished from an italian sandwich for breakfast one morning to homemade chicken salad. We also had catering from a few of the local restaurants. One student made us chocolate dipped strawberries and we were also treated to “Nothing Bundt Cake”. Ice cream sundaes were also a late night snack!
We had a total of 9 students, class max. I like for each student to have their own 8’ table and their own design wall. We also have ironing stations setup and the shop supplies all of the cutting mats. In the evening we were able to also use the shop work tables. 3 of the students had not paper pieced before or had very little experience. I was so tickled with how much progress they made.














We are gearing up for another session starting April 12th with a new group of students and plan to schedule more of these for the coming months. We will also be including Glacier Star as a future Quilt Til You Wilt option. I love teaching and there is nothing more fun that to watch the students odd shapes of fabric turn into these beautiful quilts!
Now I am off to spend the weekend quilting until I am wilting!
Denise
Yes it was a fun retreat!! Hope to finish today(??)
Nice! Looks like it was a blast!
love your colorway with the black background, I just love Judy’s patterns
Where can I get a kit for this quilt?
Pinwheelsandposies.com. 281-337-1213
I want the color way with the black background like yours.
I called today and no one answered. I left a message. Please call me 240-501-9674
Alice – I was away from my computer this weekend. I will forward your phone number and information to the shop and have them call you tomorrow (Monday).
They finally call me this afternoon. I got the wall size and I’m so excited. I hope I got the right size. That is a very popular combination thanks to your great eye for color. Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:51:11 +0000 To: alice_white@hotmail.com
Yippee for you Alice! I had so much fun making this quilt – I hope you do too!