Design Wall Monday- July 29. 2013

I've got a LOT to show from the SE Washington Retreat I went on this past week.  

There is nothing like 3 days of constant sewing and laughing and "Quilting by Committee". Marilee and I stopped by and found out that June and July aren't as busy at the Retreat center so the cost is less. We bring our own bedding and prepare our own meals.  That makes Retreating so affordable.

Thursday I got to the Retreat Center at Ratherbe's and the Katie's Choice quilt was the first project to be worked on, it's got all the borders on now and is ready to be quilted. 

Her Baby Shower is this coming Thursday so I will save the REVEAL for Friday's Post. 

It is going on the Bernina Quilting Table Today!

Friday was the day to put parts and pieces of  "Midnight Flight" Blocks together.  

I already had a bunch of 4-patches and Hst's made, just a few of the Purple parallelograms. 

I was able to get 3 of the 88 piece blocks up on the piece of flannel that was my Design Wall at Retreat.

Then I started making these units and had a stack of these ready to mix and match on Saturday. 

Saturday I used all the parts and pieces I had with me and my total "Midnight Flight" blocks is now at 27!

Here are the 12 I did at Retreat. 9 more to go for the 36 needed, 

I could just make 3 more and set it 6x5--- decisions, decisions...

I sewed my already assembled blocks for the "Somewhere in Time", the Stitchin Heaven Re-make 'tester' quilt from last year.  I had the pairs pinned and ready to sew, I thought.  I sewed them but my pile got shuffled so they weren't all the same direction.  I will do some 'frogging' and show it on Wednesday, OK?

It is time for the Monthly "Get it Done" report that day. 

 On Saturday we had our "Purple Picnic"

L-R: Joyce, Marcia, Kathy, Marilee, Julie, Mel, and Lou Ann.

On the Menu we had many variations of foods that are PURPLE. Kathy made her Borscht. 

There were Blue/Purple corn chips and prize winning Cherry Salsa,  Bread with Huckleberry Honey, Purple Grapes, Grape Jigglers, Blackberry Cupcakes, Blueberry banana Muffins, Lavendar Shortbread cookies, Purple Plums, Grape soda floats( sometimes known as Purple Cow).  The Purple Picnic was started many years ago. 

It is in Memory of our WASIQ(Washington State Internet Quilters) Members who have passed away.  

A great Tradition to remember them at our Retreat. We share more than quilting  with our Online group. 

                      This year we had it for Julie's son who passed away suddenly Father's Day weekend.                         Julie missed the Leavenworth Retreat because his Memorial was that week-end.

                                 

I made these Pizza Rolls that have been all over Facebook for dinner Saturday evening.

 Ham, black olives and cheese & Sausage, black olives and cheese.
I made some with ham, sausage and cheese also.  YUMM-O

We were lucky to have all 3 of our Yahoo Group Moderators with us at this Retreat.
Melody, Kathy, & Julie

Let's do it again next year!
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LouAnn and I left after Dinner on Saturday and passed this hill of wheat on fire.

A very SAD day during the start of Wheat harvest.

She had a family Reunion to pack for, and my ARMY Son started his Terminal Leave. 

He drove all night to come home. I wanted to be there and since I don't sew on Sundays anyway...

why pay for another night??

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