I came home yesterday from the Sisterhood Retreat for this year. We had a great time as usual. The weather was beautiful every day and several of us walked and enjoyed the views of the lake and surrounding landscapes.
We went to the Windmill, a weekend farmers type market, on Saturday mooring. We had a great lunch and enjoyed the event.
I purchased some lovely deep purple roving . Joyce got herself a new pair of patchwork pants that she wore to our night out for dinner on Saturday evening.
We all worked away on various projects.
Kathy was the most productive. She had a different theme for every day.
First she did Halloween work . This is one of several she worked on. Then she moved onto the a group challenges for ROFA called Drop. Both Joyces and Deb worked on that challenge too. It was enjoyable to see how differently the three of them interpreted that subject. The last day she worked on making sweater mittens for a sale she will be in later this fall.
Liz had several projects . One was old blocks and they are a fun collection.
Joyce collected sticks on one of our walks and used them in several of the many dolls she was working on.
Kathy was a busy camper using every min.
It was so nice out of doors that I spent time on the Poarch as did most of us. There was a nice clear plastic barrier so even when the wind was blowing it was quite pleasant out there. That did make for interesting images.
We went to Ann’s for dinner on the last night and she got to show off her barn home to Liz, Deb and Kathy.
It was a great final evening to a fun time. Liz made Smore Pies for dessert.
Progress Report: Line Shirt I worked on this project on the poach several days. It was blank when I started on this outing.
Roundies I did this fellow while Kathy went out in her little boat.
Clear Cut I made great progress on this piece. I started the zigzag applique yesterday after I got home.
I only need to do the center of seven of the finger wholes and I will be ready to quilt it.
Cut Away I can see now that I need a new back layer under the cuttings. I could not get far enough away from the work to see how poor the contrast is at the retreat.
Cut/Print I printed these blocks of scissors before I left, but some how they got left behind. They are all ready for the next project none the less.
Photo Play In the newest issue of Quilting Art’s Magazine there is an article by Margaret Abramshe on PICSART that Joyce, Liz and I tried .
It is a complex program with lots of suggestions and I am sure I will be at it a long time. Here is just a first example with the original on the left and the altered image on the right.
Lastly I want to include a shot of the house where we were from the bottom of the parking lot. As you can see , the land rises steely away from the lake. I enjoyed myself but it is good to be home.
There will not be a post next week as I am off with Eric to visit family on the west coast.
Keep Creating
Carol