Saturday, December 19, 2009

2009 Holiday Party

The Stitchin Sistas held their 2009 Holiday Party at Olive Garden recently and what a festive and cheerful event it was! We played games - toasted to friendship and quilting - exchanged gifts - laughed - ate - and just had a very merry time!

Here Paula holds up her fat quarter loot after winning the right-left-center game at her end of the table. Way to go Paula!
Gigi won the fat quarter loot at the other end of the table - you can tell she's quite happy with her big pile of fat quarters!
We had a great time and after the game we toasted to a great year of friendship!
The Christmas Committee put together some incredible gift bags for everyone in our group! What a great way to start out the holiday party with a bag of wonderful items!!!! Here Mary-Ellen is handing out the goody bags.

Colleen assisted in handing out the goody bags!
Look at all the great things inside that goody bag! A monogrammed coffee cup huggy! Bath salts! Scissor holder with scissors!!! Yeah! Thread! Hand Cream! Note pad and pen! a Clip! Thanks to the Christmas Committee for making our holiday full of joy and cheer !!!
Dawn models her coffee cup huggy!!!
This is the table of door prizes!! O my -- yes, Door Prizes and guess what - there was one for everyone too!!! So everyone was a winner tonight!
Diane pulled the first ticket and showed her winning prizes!
Jayne was second to pull a ticket!
Jenny was third and wow was she happy with all her items!!!


Paula got a fun puzzle too!
Donelle glowing with happiness with her new Yankee Candle!
...and her Omni Organizer too!
...oooh and what a great little bag too!
Paula hit the jackpot with some great items there!
...and a great helpful item too!
Cindy was happy to receive a great new book!
...and a great new bag too!
Colleen was ecstatic with her new bag!
Dawn with her new wonderful daily block calendar! That's a great prize!!!!
...and she's so happy with her new Omigrid traveling helper!!! She'll be sure to use that at the next retreat.
Gigi was happy to receive a great cell phone bag!
..and a great thread organizer to add to her studio.
...and a great new book.
Janet was happy to receive a great Omnigrid notions organizer!
...and you know she's happy with a new book on quilted bags! I'm sure we'll see several new bags at the next show-n-tell!
and no one can be without too many candles in their home!
Gigi was very happy with a great assortment of cotton thread from Connecting Threads!!!
Donelle showing her new pattern she received!
Jenny is quite happy with her project organizer!
Janet and her project organizer!
Paula and her wonderful new bag!
Diane certainly was happy with a rainbow of Connecting Threads threads!
Jayne happy with her new rag bag!
Cindy is delighted with her new set of coordinated fat quarters!
Colleen is quite happy with her new journals, thread, pattern and etc.
Mary-Ellen loves her new smelly lotions and soap.
Joanie was elated with her new scissors!!!
Rick is delighted with a new project organizer bag!
O my! Dawn got another Omnigrid traveling companion --- now she's really set for retreat!
Mary-Ellen showing a new bag she stitched up
and Colleen with a new 'going green' bag
and Cindy with a new 'pink' bag, what else!
Jayne creates this wonderful wrap!
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