Surrounded by...pillowcases

Not long ago we bought fabric for pillowcases 

when we ran across a sale we couldn't resist, so we didn't.

 

 

We found this sweet little gem of a quilt shop,  

Quiltmaker's Shoppe, in Arlington, WA.

We picked a Saturday and 5 of us put sewing machines to table 

and got to work.  Here we are, working:

 

 

Karen taught us a new way to sew on the cuff and the trim, which saves SO much time and makes the process easier.  We make a packet of the body and the trim inside the cuff, sew the 4 layers together, turn it right-side out and then sew the french seams around the outside.  

 

 

We ate potluck lunch in-between morning and afternoon sessions and then we went to dinner about 6:00pm at Edina Sushi, Lynnwood, WA.   I meant to take photos as the food was received, but we were distracted by eating, so this is it:

MaryEllin decided to go for the Uni as a special treat, 

so here's what that looked like: 

She talked --pf into trying it, which was a pleasant surprise to --pf, 

and MaryEllin really wanted 2 pieces so they shared another serving:

 The remains of our day: