Stitching at the Beach

Hey, Friends!

I don’t believe I shared my Fall Bowl last week, did I?  Not nearly so full as I’d like, but coming along! 

This past weekend was the Fall PALS Stitching at the Beach retreat -- only my second, but I sure did enjoy it!  A great big thank you to Amy and Ray of Down Sunshine Lane for all the hard work and effort that goes into pulling this event together!  It was so much fun to be with about 70 wonderful stitching gals!  I didn't do any fishing, but they must have been biting? 

On Wednesday morning, there was a heavy drizzle most of the way down, but that was the end of it.  Going through Darlington – yes, of Darlington Raceway fame – to get our engines needles started for stitching!  The temps were cooler than last year, but nothing intolerable.  A light jacket here or there, but I never had to break out the tennies, just flips!   

One of the greatest pleasures is putting the faces to names of online friends, and learning a more about the friends we’ve already met.  I got a hefty dose of numb butt, but not a whole lot accomplished.  I, personally, didn't do any surfing, however, there were some adventurous souls who did.  

Nor did I do any ornament exchanges, but there were quite a few beauties out there... I did partake in the grab bag swap ... see how hard it was to make a choice? 

We were so fortunate to have a few celebrities from the stitching world among us for this year’s retreat – and all just as sweet and pleasant as you’d ever hope. 

Marie from Blackberry Lane Designs was there with her over-one art works!  

Tanya from The Scarlett House had her amazing new samplers displayed to tempt and taunt us.  When we could pull her toes out of the sand she stitched along with us!  

And we also got to spend some quality stitching time with Paulette of Plum StreetSamplers.  She made her new designs available for purchase right there!  Yes, she is just as sweet and nice in person as she seems with her beautiful daughters.

You can get a quick glance at their new pieces at the Online Needlework Show here.

Amy said she’ll let us know when plans are underway for next year, and I’m sure most of us will be watching for that posting!


Thanks for stopping by, and your comments are always appreciated!  As I see that others have posted about the weekend, I'll share those links with everyone in the right sidebar.

PeaceëLoveëJoy
and Happy Stitching
Charlene♥SC