This is tierneycreates Beastie and I am continuing my post from yesterday Guest Blogger: Quilt Retreat Report from the tierneycreates Beastie, Part I about our adventures at the Riptide Retreat in Shelton, Washington.
So where I left off on yesterday’s post, one of the days of the retreat we headed out to Annie’s Quilt Shoppe .
Here I am all buckled up in the back seat of the car headed to the quilt shop:

And here is a little video on Mikelet enjoying the fresh air on the car ride through some back country roads to get to the quilt shop:

Mikelet was safe during the car ride, we only let him hang out the window when the car was going slow and Tierney did hold onto his back legs so he would not fall out!
I did look out the car window a little myself, it was so relaxing in the backcountry:

Finally we arrived at the quilt shop:

Here are a montage of images from my visit to the quilt shop, and most of them featured ME – because isn’t a photo better with me in it??!?!
We saw a $25,000 sewing machine while at the quilt shop and I had to take a photo with it.

It seems like a sewing machine would have to do a LOT for you in order to be worth $25,000. I think you should be able to throw fabric at it and it turns it into a completed quilt in 10 seconds or something!
Tierney and I did find some fabric to buy while at the shop, including the Figo fabric she ran out of when making her drawstring bags for her Etsy shop Textiles & Smiles (see post Three Part “Harmony” and Experimenting with “Mass Production” ), which all sold out. Now she can make some more bags! (Tierney really needs to restock her Etsy shop, it is looking pretty empty right now…)
Tierney has agreed to post tomorrow some of the Black and White photos she took during the trip (you know she has this fantasy that she is a real photographer, just check out her series of posts – Life in B&W; yes she is quite delusional..) and then I will finish up with Part III of my series of guests posts about the quilt retreat with a little about what was made during the quilt retreat (yes sewing actually occured).
I agree about that expensive machine. OMG. and I like your BW photos. Looking forward to it.
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Could you imagine? I think if you were going to do something professional with it (and could write it off on your taxes and recoup the investment) maybe… Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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That price would stop most in their tracks. I enjoy hand embroidery too much to let a machine do it. I also like doing my own quilting.
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I remember I once looked at a house in the early 1990s in Texas that was listed for $25,000 and we nearly bought it. 🙂
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Every photo is better with Beastie!
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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A $25,000 machine??? wowza!! you’re right – it better do a whole lot for that much money!! Love all the photos of the shop with Beastie ❤️
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I know, isn’t that crazy! Glad you enjoyed the photos 🙂
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That’s a tall tower of purchased fabric. Looks like Tierney is all set to make more of her beautiful bags. Thanks for posing for us and, of course, for writing this lovely post
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Thanks so much for stopping. by and the tower of fabric was pretty fun! I am glad I have someone to help me write posts 😉
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That looks like a great quilt shop! Wow – $25,000 is a lot. It would need to be a pretty darn amazing machine for that!
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It was and they have great prices too! Yes I never imagine needing a machine that expensive!
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Sounds like a wonderful time 🙂
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You get more blogs out of a single retreat than I do–maybe I should get a guest blogger 😀
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I’m glad you were there to curb any fantasies that young Tierney had on buying too much or that super looking machine…I’m a little behind which seems to be one of my regular problems with online blog viewing of late
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No worries on being behind as I am always behind – ha! I appreciate you taking the time to comment 🙂
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