My sister from AZ and my bff and I get together a couple of times a year to celebrate our birthdays and of course QUILT!! Here's a couple of pictures from my first "quilting bee". Actually it was really a "tying bee" since that's what we did. But we had a great time with a couple of my sisters friends on a recent trip to AZ.

That's a beautiful quilt.
I love scrappy! :)

Hmmm. Not sure why some pictures are little and one is big??

You are so lucky to have a quilting sister. My sister can barely sew a button on. But I sure wish we lived closer so we could at least hang out. BTW...your quilt is really nice. Thanks for sharing.

how cool a quilting bee.. so fun sitting and chatting with friends and just having a good old time.

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful quilt and I'm glad that you had a great time at your quilting bee!!

What fun. It's so nice your bff and sister share your love of quilting. That's a beautiful quilt.

OH! how I wish I had my sister and a bff to quilt with. I LOVE that quilt! Mahalo for sharing!

Oh,i'm so jealous, I wish I had family or friends to have a real quilting bee with. I use to. It was so much fun.

Your quilt is lovely. I bet you girls have a get time when you get together.

Watch out!!! Quilting ladies gather and fun follows them everywhere. I know you all had a great time.

Love that quilt!! Quilting bees are so much fun! Haven't done one in ages. Glad you had a great time!! :D

My sister was my quilting partner. She would spend every winter with me at my house and we just sewed away. She got sick and died the first week of December. I miss her so much, but I kept her machine and the last quilt that she made. It had actually made me get out of the house and take some quilting classes at the LQS. I am color challenged and she would put all the colors together for me. I am slowly getting used to her not being here physically, but her ashes have a place of honor in my sewing room. Hold tight to all of your sisters and quilting friends!!! Penni

That is so we can get a good look at your lovely quilt. :lol: :lol:
Glad you all had a great time.

Great job :thumbup: I am so happy for you :D I wish I had a sister to enjoy quilting or anything with, think of the memories you can enjoy :D

That is one beautiful quilt, thank-you for showing your beautiful work to us. We love pictures.

Lovely quilt, lovely time together, comfy home to do it in. Happy for you.

Aw, lucky you, looks like you had a lot of fun!

awesome

what kind of frame do you have for your hand quilting

What a lovely quilt you are working on. It is so nice to have friends and family who share your passion and like to get together. I think the QuiltingBee should make a comeback.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful work or is it work?? :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thank you for sharing your beautiful work or is it work?? :thumbup: :thumbup:

That sounds like so much fun. I can tell by your faces you all had fun. Thanks for sharing that beautiful quilt with us.

Beautiful Quilt!!! Looks like you were having a lot of fun :D:D:D

I'm so sorry to hear about your sister. I can't even imagine what it would be like to lose her. I'm glad you have wonderful memories to hold on to. I know I cherish the times we get together, then things we have been through, and the memories we are making. God Bless.

The frames belong to my sister's friend. Her husband made them out of 1 x 2 pieces of wood. He also made legs that slide back and forth so we could adjust the size to fit the quilt we were working on. He put small nails around the edges of the wood so all 3 layers could be hooked on together. If you're interested, send me a PM and I'll try to get more info for you. It really worked wonderful.