What's it like at the Rehobeth Retreat?

  

Check out these photos from 2007.       We stopped at Cottonseed Glory in Annapolis, AND made an expedition to Mares Bears, with a lovely lunch at Lewes. We had the whole B&B to ourselves, so we sat around in our jammies all we wanted.  Melissa's is a really lovely B&B, with great rooms and a free happy hour.  A good time was had by all!  

Bee July 14

Ok my pictures did not turn out well. Here's what I did get!

What to do, what to do?

One block done! Love it Lynn!

Havin' fun hangin' out and stayin' out of trouble!

See you next week!

Arlington QU Rehoboth Fall Retreat

Love the beach? Love quilting? Here's the best of both world's, Arlington QU's Rehoboth Fall Retreat!

It's a weekend of fun, shopping, and quilting, held at a Bed and Breakfast.

It’s likely to be Veteran's Day weekend, and the cost will probably be around $125-200 (depending on number of folks who go). We take over the full house. Cost includes breakfast.

Veteran’s Day is Tuesday Nov 11th, so we’re checking to see if we can do the Saturday-Tuesday stay.

If interested, contact Alma.

Peanut Butter Pie

Here's the recipe from Laura Savage for the Peanut Butter Pie we had for July's first Monday bee.

Ingredients:
Graham Cracker Crust
8oz package cream cheese or neufchatel.
1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 container cool whip (thawed)

9 in pie pan or 8" x 12" pan

Directions:
Be sure that the cream cheese is at room temperature.
Beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
Beat in the peanut butter and the powdered sugar.
Add in the milk and beat until smooth.
Fold in the cool whip.
Pour into container and put into freezer for at least 4 hours.

Fall Retreat Update

Currently there are 18 people going to the Arlington QU Fall Retreat. However, there is still room for more people. If you are interested be sure to get your $40 deposit check to Lynne Everly by August 1.

Deposit checks should be a check made out to Arlington QU.

July 07 Bee

It's the first bee of the month and that means Birthday Bee! Of course, this means dessert! We had two delicious cakes. One was a warm chocolate cake with chocolate icing. The other, a cool white frosted peanut butter cake! What a delightful contrast!

We do many things at bee, one of those is asking for, receiving, and giving advice on those ongoing projects. Here two members discuss the finer art of color choices, wonder if more blocks need to be made, or discuss the best setting. Its always helpful to have some input.

The other things we do is just hang out and work on a project (quilting, knitting, cross-stitch, embroidery), update the chapter blog, and even review our cell phone messages!

Or just hang out and chat about life, kids, trips, vacations, share herbs, etc...

Just a reminder that deposits for the Fall Retreat are due ASAP! There are still some spaces left.

That's it for this week. I hope you enjoyed the peek into our weekly bees. Please leave a comment and let me know. See you at bee!

Arlington QU Fall Retreat

The Arlington QU Fall Retreat is going be held between October 17 until October 19 at the New Windsor Conference Center in Windsor, MD.

Friday: The Board Room opens at 10 AM on Friday. The rooms open at 1 PM on Friday.
Sunday: Room checkout is at 11:00 AM. The Board Room closes at 4 PM.

A deposit of $40.00 is needed ASAP.

Contact: Lynne Everly.

Presidential Challenge 2008

Our Presidential Challenge for the Summer is to make the most extreme pincushion you can imagine, and bring it to the September meeting.

It can be extreme in any way you desire: extremely elegant, funky, practical... whatever! But it MUST still be functional.

Break out your creativity for this one!

What Are The Monthly Meetings?

On the second Monday of every month (September through June) we have a larger meeting, usually with a speaker, show-n-tell, and light refreshments. This meeting is held in the Goodwin House auditorium from 7:30-9pm. Guests are welcome to come and see what it's all about.

In the months of December and June we have a potluck dinner. Everyone is asked to bring a dish or dessert to share. We encourage everyone to bring their own plate and utensils to reduce unnecessary waste, but paper plates and plastic utensils are also provided. Come hungry for this!

In May we have our annual auction. This is one of our most exciting events! Members donate new or used quilting related items we auction them off! The money collected goes to Arlington QU. These funds are used to pay for speakers and other quilting related activities that the chapter decides on.

What Is Bee?

Bee is the place to get to know other members, and to get advice and encouragement for those ongoing quilting projects! People are more than willing to give advice. Members' quilting experience ranges from novice to master.

Bee is every Monday from 7:30 PM to 9 pm at the "Top-O-the-West" Room at Goodwin House, near Bailey's Crossroads. There is no Bee on the second Monday of the month between September and June as this is the night for the big Monthly Meeting.

During July and August, we have Bee every Monday - including the second Monday of the month. We enjoy it so much we even have Bee on most holidays, so join the crowd!

The first Monday of the month is Birthday night. We celebrate all the members birthdays for the month with desserts!

Guests are always welcome. We hope you'll take the opportunity to find out more about the organization.