Quilting in Cody

Each day I ask myself: "Am I creatively involved?"

I thrive best when I am creative. That's just the way it is. I experience joy in quilting. I love the creative process of design saturated in color. And the end product is useful. How cool is that!

Last weekend I attended a Quilting Retreat in Cody, Wyoming. This retreat was hosted by Vicki Mollett, owner of Friends & Company Quilt Shop. Eighteen avid quilters spent the weekend in a banquet room at The Cody, a lovely hotel. We set up our sewing machines and cut fabric, stitched miles of seams and produced all sorts of bed quilts, table runners, handbags and wall hangings. It was such a fun and relaxing time of sewing, snacking and great conversation. Yep - there' was a whole bunch of creativity going on.

I like to stock up on fabric at the Friends & Company Quilt Shop, my favorite quilt shop. It's located in Cody, Wyoming. Vicki does a super job stocking the store with a vast array of fabric - from batiks to western designs and everything in between. I stand along side a row of bolts of fabric and lose myself in a rush of creative possibilities.Vicki has created a gracious and hospitable environment - one enters the shop as a customer and leaves as a friend. It is well worth a visit. Check it out at www.friendsandco.net  

Friends and Company Quilt Shop in Cody, Wyoming

The shop is well lit with an incredible variety of fabric and goods.

There is an outstanding batik section.



Vicki Mollett



Marquerite showing our work during the retreat's Saturday night Show and Tell.

Sewing at retreat.