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The Threadhouse Virtual Retreat

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Hello everybody! I have just spent the weekend in a virtual sewing retreat! Organised by the lovely ladies of The Threadhouse , this is the third one they have organised during lockdown, but the only one I have attended. Here is my review of the experience. The two days consisted of tutorials for three different projects: a Foundation Paper Piecing pincushion, an Improv Piecing mini quilt and clamshell purse. There was also a Facebook group for chatting and sharing pictures of our work and a Quilter's Question Time Watch Party in which the three hosts answered questions submitted to the group before the start of the event. We were given a good supplies list in advance, as well as templates for the pincushion and purse.  The theme for this retreat was Let's Go Mini, so all of the projects were small, and doable with quite small amounts of material. You could probably have done all of them with a single charm pack (pack of 5 inch precut squares) if you wanted.  This was rea