Quilting Together: Quilt Bliss Retreat 2015 at Timber Moose Lodge in Heber, Utah

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I recently attended my first quilt retreat.

It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to register for the QuiltBliss Retreat, and I'm so glad I did! It was such a fun and memorable experience. Every part of it, from the the lodge to the food to the games, teachers, classes, and of course the people, was fantastic! If you're considering going to a quilt retreat I'd definitely recommend QuiltBliss. I went not knowing a single person and left with lots of new quilty friends!

Here's my recap...

QuiltBliss Retreat is held at the TimberMoose Lodge in Heber, Utah.

A beautiful entryway.

It snowed on and off the entire time we were at the lodge, but we were toasty warm inside!

There were around 50 attendees. All of us and all of our quilting gear fit in the grand room.

There were some fantastic swaps during the retreat (bags, pincushions, fat quarters, polka dot fabrics, and animal fabrics).

Cute pincushions that were swapped.

I love the succulent pincushion I ended up with!

And a yummy bundle of polka dot fabric!

We had some amazing teachers and amazing classes at the retreat.

I learned how to hand dye fabric with Jeanette Hartvigsen.

I freshened up on my English Paper Piecing skills with Heather Cartwright.

And I learned how to do decorative big stitching on quilts with JoyLyn Rigby. I didn't get too far with this class sample, so sadly no picture yet.

We also had a class with Camille Roskelley learning how to make her Saltwater quilt.

I finished this block in the class.

And these two blocks later that day.

We were treated to a trunk show by Camille.

It was such a treat to get to hear the stories of her quilts and how she started her quilting business at such a young age with the guidance and example of her mother.

That was empowering to me.

I hope that I can influence my children in such a way.

This last quilt was my favorite quilt of Camille's. It is a collection of many of her test blocks for her patterns. She was quite emotional when showing it (she wasn't the only one), as it is a culmination of her quilting journey. I think many of us quilters are sentimental about our own quilting journeys and what quilting has done for us.

Check out this cute Moda party decor.

One morning I slipped away to the peace and quiet of the hot tub. The view was spectacular. The wind was blowing the snow from the trees, which looked magical. But I was nice and warm in that hot tub all by myself.

This is one of the few projects I completed while at QuiltBliss. This is the Medallion pattern from Angela Pingel's book A Quilter's Mixology.

I took five or six WIPs and honestly thought with three days of quilting I'd finish more than I did.

I guess quilting time was a trade off with all the classes, parties, swaps, and games, but the fun was well worth it.

This is my Thimbleblossoms Round&Round quilt (only one-third finished thus far).

Me and my backside became well acquainted with this fireplace!

Pamela Cardwell, the Executive Director of QuiltBliss loves Valentine's Day. Lucky us, we got a Valentine's Day party!

A few of my wonderful QuiltBliss friends.

The dessert was SPARKLING and oh so yummy!

My friend, Angela, wasn't very hungry for dessert, so I found the perfect-sized cookie for her. Lol!

Here are the QuiltBliss Diehards! Last-minute quilting (and a little dancing) was going on here. We were having so much fun it was hard for me to leave the party and go to bed.