Let me start by saying “thank you” to those who continue to visit my blog! Compared to flosstube, blogs are definitely “old school,” but it is an easy way for me to document my needlework experiences and finishes and it reaches those who are not on other social media platforms. Thank you for hanging in here with me!
Last weekend my PIC and our group of stitching buddies traveled to Kansas City for the semi-annual Quilter’s Station Cross Stitch Extravaganza. We love this retreat and look forward to it each and every time.
We left on Wednesday and traveled south on I-35, making our usual stops along the way. The Red Barn Visitor Center at the top of Iowa, Hickory Park in Ames, IA, for lunch, and the Amish General Store in Lamoni, IA for our cow photo. It was a sunny day, hence some shadows.
We leave on Wednesday, so we can shop on Thursday. We visit C.C. and Company (a needlework shop) and then head to Greenwood, MO for antique shopping. The highlight of the day is always lunch at the Greenwood Country Tea Room. On this trip, I ordered their ribbon sandwich - layers of egg salad and olive tapenade. Dessert is a must and this time I ordered a piece of hummingbird cake. Both the sandwich and the cake were delicious! Oh, and let’s not forget the pickled beets - my favorite!
We finished out our day at Quilter’s Station. It’s always fun exploring the back room, looking through their amazing selection of cross stitch linen, and checking out other treasures in the store!
The retreat started on Friday. Our first teacher was Theresa Venette from Shakespeare’s Peddler (Kitten Stitcher). Theresa designed an amazing sampler for us which compliments the previous two Quilter’s Station retreats samplers she designed for us. (#1 and #2 are now available to everyone.)
Vickie Jennett from Needlework Press presented in the afternoon. She started with a lovely presentation about houses in samplers. Our design for the retreat was a sweet school girl sampler with a house on it!
On Saturday, Lois from Lady Dot started out the day with a “project.” We worked on creating these top hats using trims and feathers. It will look good with fall displays. Lois always shares finishing techniques that can be transferred to other projects.
Last but not least - Susan Standley from A Stitch in Time. She gave a very interesting talk about the history of pins. It was a great introduction to her project - a pin drum!
Beautiful design! She said there may be more coordinating pieces in the future!
Here are the designers all together…
Always a great weekend. Already looking forward to the next one in April 2027!
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