I'm Back!

It was a fantastic weekend!  The weather could have been better, but since we were sewing all day it didn't really matter if we had some showers.  The rooms were fantastic.  The food was delicious.  And all of my fellow quilters were positive and inspirational.  Our venue was Elim Lodge and we couldn't have stayed in a nicer place.  We were set up in the meeting room.  It was huge and we had lots of room with a table to ourselves.

A few of us morning people went over and started sewing at 6:00am.  You can see how spacious it was.  It was quiet for awhile until more people arrived.  Breakfast was at 8:30am.  I always seemed to eat too much.  Everything was so delicious.  

In the afternoon the place looked more like this.  That's Debra in the black, facing the camera.  Sharing our work and talking about quilting.  What more could you ask for?

The dining hall was down by the beach.  On the way, we passed a cute little church.  I just had to get a photo of it.  

I worked on a couple of quilts while we were there.  The first one is Autumn Dance.  I thought this one was perfect for a fall retreat.  I still have several more blocks to make, but I know I can get them done at home. I also worked on some 'Rolling Stones' blocks.  I saw them on Fons and Porter last week and I thought I would give them a try.  I'll show you when I have more done.

On the way home on Sunday we stopped at a newly opened quilt shop in Newcastle.  It was in the quaintest of buildings as you can see from the photo.  It has only been open for about 5 weeks.  The owners were so kind and helpful. It is called Annie's Quilt Shop and I'm sure I'll be going back there if I am ever in the area again.

It was a great weekend.  I couldn't have done it without Debra's help.  Thanks Deb for everything.  You're the greatest!  Here are some more photos.  I just couldn't stop taking photos!

My Bags are Packed, I'm Ready to Go!

It's retreat tine!  Debra from Patchwork Sanity is picking me up in less than an hour.  This is going to be great!  Lots of sewing, friendship, fun and not having to cook.  I'll tell you all about it on Monday




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Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Okay! Now Christmas can come. And it can snow all it wants to! I am finished my 'Let it Snow' wall hanging. At last! I must admit, it was a fun pattern. I started it at a Quilt Retreat in the fall of 2006. We spent a wonderful weekend there - just sewing and quilting - no cooking or cleaning or answering the telephone! We stayed at Scottman's Point. This is a view of the lake.
And a view of the beach and the last of the Kawartha autumn colours. It looks warm, but we had ice and snow on the drive up and frost overnight. But we were warm and happy in the main lodge, creating away at our machines!
That's me in the blue top. This was before my 'scooter' time. Don't I look happy? The woman standing was our president at that time, Sue. And the woman in the front left was my roommate, Julie. Oh, wow! Great memories!

And finally, a photo of my retreat pals with their creative endeavours. We were allowed to work on anything we wanted, but the Let it Snow pattern was provided by the organizer of our wonderful weekend, Linda.