Welcome to Retreat 2010

March 26-29, 2010               May 7 - 10,  2010  FULL
Retreats run from Friday 9am to Monday 4 pm.  
No early arrivals please.

Submit non refundable $100 deposit to:
Poco Sewing and Vacuum Ltd.
21-2755 Lougheed Hwy
Port Coquitlam, BC  V3B 5Y9

Retreat Meeting for both retreat dates will be held at Fabricana
on United Blvd in Coquitlam
Thursday March 4th at 7pm


THE PROJECTS
Edenvale Retreat Centre
Driving from Vancouver:
Approx. 1 hour
Take Highway # 1 eastbound.  
Take Exit 73 (264th St.) and
circle back over the Highway.  
Make an immediate right turn on
56thAve.  Stay on 56th Ave. (it
until Bradner Rd. (4 way stop
with red flashing light) Turn right
on Bradner Rd.  Look for
Edenvale sign on the left hand
side.
If you get lost, call me on my cell
phone   604-813-0404
The quilt project is called Athena's Puzzle.  I love this
quilt because it just goes together so easily.  I used Bali
Pops to make my quilt.  Bali Pops is a package of
2 1/2 inch pre cut strips.  It is my intention to have a
selection of Bali Pops available to you to buy from me
at the meeting.  The nice thing about this quilt project
is that you can make your blocks any size you wish,
big or small.  I will be teaching this project.
Kerrin Brookes will be teaching us all kinds of
techniques used to make an heirloom table runner or you
can expand on what you learned to make a larger project.
This Sampler will encorporate embroidery, entredeax
stitches, wing needle, twin needle. ribbon work and so
much more. Kerrin made tote bags with her blocks, you
may decide on a different project.  Perhaps make more
blocks and make a quilt,  heirloom cushions or an
heirloom tablerunner.  With these techniques under your
belt, the possibilities are endless.

Double click on the images to increase the size for a
close up view.


At the retreat meeting, you will be expected to pay your retreat balance as well as Bali Pops if you decide to use them.  Please
print out your supply lists and bring them with you to be ready to shop at Fabricana at a discount.  Please come prepared to
pay with your visa or mastercard as we are able to process that most easily at the meeting.
Kirsten Yee
Will be teaching this wonderful
little sewing caddy.  Perfect to
take along your hand work to a
guild meeting or sewing/quilting
gathering.

Supply List Download
Start with a Sweatshirt
This is a wonderful book full of great jacket designs all starting
with a sweatshirt  I love every jacket in the book, however, I am
working on the jacket on the cover.  Trying hard to have this
jacket ready for the meeting or at least parts of..................LOL
Your supply list is simply to email me and order your book, then
decide on a jacket, and shop using the book as a shopping guide.
Just for Extra Fun!
These only work if everybody plays!

We will be doing a Bali Pop Exchange so pick a batik that you love, buy 1.2 metres of it and
bring it with you to retreat.
We will also be doing a block lotto.  For each block you make and enter into the block lotto,
you will receive a ticket to win a stack of blocks, remember, the more you make, the better
your chances of winning and if alot are handed in, we may even have two winners!
For this you will need two good quality cotton fabrics, two blue fabrics (not batiks)
and one white on white fabric.  When shopping for blue fabrics, try to think of blue as in sky or
cornflowers or forget-me-nots, not turquoise,
If you wish to precut your fabrics, for each block you will need:
From the first  blue fabric #1 cut  2   2.5" squares
From the second blue fabric cut  2   2.5" squares plus 4   1.5" squares
From the white on white fabric cut  4   1.5" by 4.5" rectangles
Stack them in sets and bring them to retreat.