Sandra Betzina Sewing Retreat pictures

 

 

 

 

Google didn't like these as a collage , but here are some of the many items I purchased at Sandra Betzina's sewing retreat.

 

 

Sandra Betzina sewing retreat

Sandra Betzina Sewing Week 

Wow -where to start!!!

She is so amazing & amazingly generous with her time & knowledge. We started on Sunday with an escorted trip to 3 San Francisco area fabric stores-Stone Mountain & daughter, Piedmont & Fabrix 

Stone Mountain & Piedmont were my favorites. It was especially helpful having Sandra there to help guide with choices . She has such a great eye. I added to my stash at both of these places. 

The sewing retreat is at a great hotel in downtown -Marine Memorial . Rooms are very spacious & meals were great. Breakfast & lunch included. Happy Hour on the INCREDIBLE VIEW 12 th floor is also included.

I had only attended last year for the first time , but most of the other ladies have come every year for 10-20 years. All very nice ladies-most more advanced than I am . But they were also very generous with their help & knowledge. 

I did not get much finished, but got lots of patterns fitted by Sandra . 

She brings a truck show of her garments & leaves them there all week. It was a fashion show everyday when Sandra arrived 😍 She has great taste & always wore something of hers. 

We all had a great time everyday trying on her garments. I was seated near the mirror & I loved it. Ladies would come by all day trying on something different . There were 10 sewers, Sandra & her wonderful assistant Elke. 

The Marine hotel is right around the corner from Britex-another great SF fabric institution. 

It was fun to run over there to look at fabulous fabric .

I'm so sorry this is Sandra's last year of teaching & doing these retreats. 

It was a fabulous week & I learned so much !!!

Sandra also has dinner one night in her historic home which was fabulous !

Fabric shopping with Sandra Betzina

We had a great day fabric shopping yesterday in San Francisco! We made stops at Piedmont Fabric, Stone Mountain & daughter & FabriX.

Sho & tell in the van back to the hotel was great! 

Sewing with Sandra starts this morning !!

I can't wait !!!!!!

Sandra Betzina retreat -Here i come !!!

I'm so beyond excited that I'm heading to San Francisco on Sunday for a week of sewing with 

Sandra  Betzina !!!!!!

This will be my second year attending this wonderful workshop in San Francisco. I am much better prepared this year . I even made zipper pouches for everyone. Last year I found d out AFTER I got there that the ladies brought gifts for each other. So this year I'm ready . I used a Pickle Pie -Sew Trendy bag pattern . I found garment sewing related fabric & had a ball making these. 

I sent the first one to Kyle from Vacuumingthealawn . I won her giveaway of a wonderful calendar & wanted to send her a thank you gift. 

I'm still sorting which of Sandra Betzina's patterns I'm bringing & which ones I'll use . Sandra was great last year with fitting tips ,sizing etc. I made the mistake last year of bringing non Sandra patterns -what was I thinking ????

Anyway I'm set this year -just need to narrow down my 10 choices to 2-3 . 

Sandra gave us so many tips & I learned sooooooo much ! 

Can't wait until Sunday !! 

Christmas sewing is finished -almost !

I finished the last 2 of 3 Christmas projects I had hoped to get done in 2016 . But I am now ready for 2017 ! 

The JOY pillow was a Divas project at Bernina Connection for October . It's a design from a very talented local digitizer Fabric Confetti ! Vanessa Fromm is a great designer & makes such fun projects . 

The Believe pillow is from Christmas 2015 . A Bernina project from Gourmet Club ! 

It's a Kimber  Bell design . 

Vanessa Fromm  has the best zipper technique for pillows ! 

As I hinted ne more project to go . 

I promised my sister a purse -the London City Bag . 

It's cut out & 25% sewn . 

It will hopefully get finished this week . I have done no charity sewing since before Christmas . I need to kick that in gear also . 

I made 620 onsies in 2016 out of the 2000 our group makes for the local hospitals . It truly takes a village to make those 2000 layette bags which each contain 8 handmade items .

Happy Sewing to n 2017 

A Sew great day

Today was such a fun day ! 

My 4 yr old great niece saw my sewing studio over Christmas & asked if she could come & sew with me! I wondered if she would forget, but hoped she wouldn't 

Her mama kept texting me saying that 4 yr old great niece is so excited to sew with Aunt Murryullen.

I was beyond excited !!

So today was the day. 

We made a colorful pillowcase. She couldn't reach the pedal & didn't like sitting on my lap to sew. We will have to resolve the pedal issue so she can actually sew. 

She had fun looking through my fabric. In fact she asked if my room was a fabric store - hmmmmmm

I do have lots of fabric . 

We're making hair bows next week per her request 😍

A very fun day !!