Old Bags Day Recap, Part 1

Kare and I hosted our first Old Bags Day Sew-In January 26th and it was a big success. No we weren't calling anyone an Old Bag. We just wanted them to bring a bag (or two) of UFOs and get working on them. It was just a happy coincidence that "Old Bag" has two meanings. :-) When we were toying with the idea of doing this, we were hoping to have enough people sign up to at least cover the cost of the hall rental. We were pleasantly surprised to fill all the spots and then some. We had 32 participants and a waiting list of 6. WOW!!

Since this was our first event and we wanted to keep everyone happy just in case there were some issues, we decided to give everyone a little gift. (By the way, we had one small issue with the electricity, but it was resolved very quickly.) We gave everyone a spray bottle with their very own homemade Quilter's Moonshine (aka Iron Juice).

 



We were so fortunate to have help with the set up. Thanks Ann, Claire, Gail and Jack!

After setting up, we went home a bit excited and nervous, wondering what the next day would bring. Braving the elements (snow and cold) the participants began arriving right at 9:00!

 

Ahhhh, I love the sound of sewing machines running!

 

 

Work continues... lots of sewing, consulation and just plain FUN!

 

 

And finally, the oohing and ahhing begins! Isn't Karen's quilt beautiful?



 

 

Look at what Mariann was working on. There was some discussion on her border options and I can't wait to see what she decided.

 



 

Janet got her binding on all handstitched down. I love this quilt!

 

 

I have a couple of things I have to do right now, so I'll continue with part 2 later today. Are you excited to see more?

 

Click to see Recap Part Two and Recap Part Three. 

Click here for the Quilter's Moonshine recipe.