It's Good To Be Home

I am so sad on the last day of a retreat. Leaving friends behind is always hard and the laughter we share will be missed until the next retreat. But, I love our home and while I do miss the girls already, it's good to be back.

I did not get as much done as I usually do at a retreat. Miscuts, undercuts, and other circumstances (lots of shopping) resulted in the slower progress, but I did manage to get the BOM top done...

BOM top ready for quilting!

I also completed two table runners for holiday gifts this year, but neglected to get pics of them. 

We spent yesterday unpacking and getting everything back in its place in the studio. I organized a few things I purchased in Shipshe and then we started working. The quilt Jim quilted while I was gone needed trimming and then I attached the binding to the front. Hand binding commenced after lunch and after only getting about four feet done, had to quit for the day. The hand can only handle so much,,,

Hand binding (bleh)

I received word this morning from the kids in Germany and all four quilts made it!

The quilts made it to Germany!

That's my kids' head above the pineapple quilt. lol. 

I missed blogging during the week, and I really missed the 'big guys' so I'm starting early this morning to take stock in where I left off, what I need to load onto DW for Jim to work on, and get my head back in the game. Vacation is over and the holiday season will be here soon. Let's quilt!