Post Creative Passions Retreat

It. Was. Fun. BUT...I'll probably not be retreating there again. 2 1/2 baths with a group of 12 women? Cheap soaps (Dollar General), Cheap foods (Our Family), and Cheap Coffee (Folgers) to me does not warrant the $210 I had to spend for the three nights. We had to make a meal each lunch and dinner as well as clean up from said meal. The hot water upstairs where I stayed was not very hot and our room faced M-57 (Broad Street) which was very (very) noisy throughout Friday and Saturday night.

I came home yesterday and didn't even unload the truck. I was that tired! In fact, Jim had lunch ready when I arrived around 1:30, I ate and then promptly snuggled up with the dogs and took a 2 1/2 hour nap. Which, as you know, I never do.

On the flip side, I did get to know my Hale quilters much better, I got some things put together, we had some real good stories that we shared, and, laughed a lot. 

Here is what I did the past four days...

Love the quilt, but not the fabric

This was the kit I picked up at Pieces on Wednesday night at their tent sale. Don't they look like flannels? They're not. They are fabrics by Wyndham and I'm not impressed. They feel cheap and flimsy even after I treated with Acorn prior to cutting them out. I had enough left over to make a pillow to go with the quilt though.

That was Thursday night and Fridays work. I did wander down to the Creative Passions quilt shop on Friday afternoon. The weather was nice and the walk through Chesaning was pleasant. The shop was okay, but again, I'm probably a little spoiled having Pieces of Thyme right just a shot distance away. 

Friday night, after finishing the top above I started in on the puppies. When I left yesterday, late morning, this is what I accomplished...

A Quilt for Paul

There are a lot of seams in this so when I quilt it, it's going to have to be pretty tight. And, as I look at this, it appears I've reversed the middle puppy's neck pieces. UGH. I'm not pulling it apart. Paul (who is four) will never care. 

Back to the usual today as well as unpacking from retreat. Jim has hauled everything in for me. Laundry is in the dryer and it'll be good to get back on the big machines. I needed the time away more than anything to remind me how well I have it here and how wonderful my life is having my own business, my own bathroom, and to eat my own food when I want to.