Retreat Fun & Goodies!

I was excited to get there on Thursday.  I was the first of us who were assigned to the TREES Room to arrive so I got the BIG bed to myself. I had to take my Easy "Busy" Street to sleep under. All of the Bed and Breakfast is decorated with old quilts and old clothing and hats. I should have taken a picture of the 

Breakfast nook with it's aprons hanging on the walls behind the tables.

This was my set-up with my new Goose-necked LED (Jansjo) light from IKEA and my Sewing Mates Table.  The table is made for Featherweights but it fit my Janome. That was nice to know. 

The first night we had Show and Tell.

                                 Donna Kay's "Tuffett"            

                                                                                     Teri's Embroidered quilt for a friend.

                              Molly's "Cheeseburger" Easy Street    Center of Dawn's Mystery

                                Robin's Mystery                                Jean's Double Wedding Ring

                                  Molly's Applique posies                  Diane's "Moose"

                                      A sampler                                       Fun Stars
  Just a few of the 120 Lotto blocks made.            

         "Greedy Gift" that I brought home. 

         There was a Log Cabin pattern that I re-gifted! 

                                          Joy made us the pocket caddy on the left, Helen and Donna Kay brought us the Point Turner and a tiny pair of tweezers. The M & M's were my giftie. Every morning Kathy put out an OLD Quilting magazine for us. Teri gifted us with a set of SWAP Blocks from her UFO's and made us each the Microwave bowl pot holder.  In the center of the bottom step is a Tea Cup Pin Cushion that Diane made us.

Kathy and I went on a Walk early Friday morning down to the Blackbird Pond. 

 The scenery was so pretty, I had to take a couple pictures too.

  Dinner at SOUTH, a South American restaurant.
The food was OK. Authentic Tacos, Argentinian and Peruvian dishes.  I had Tortilla Soup, Chips and one of the Tiny Tacos. It was sure NOISY in this place and we had to wait a long time for our food.

Here's a Better Picture with all 16 of us!

Since I got home it's been mostly resting and getting back to REALITY...

Tuesday afternoon I decided to see how many blocks could make with the parts 

I had sewn for my Midnight Flight. There are 12 shown here. I have 13 total made. That's 1001 tiny pieces.

I still have more parts made to use, all the pieces that are cut will go into this quilt. 

I hope to make at least 24 Blocks.  Bonnie Hunter's pattern calls for 36 blocks.

       I am liking it so far!  I'm getting it done slowly...

I can use the 2.5" strips I haven't cut into squares for part of the borders.