I'm Here!!

I know its bad when I have to go read my own blog to remember the last time I posted!

(boy is my face red!) :-o

Retreat was a lot of fun and I got a lot done!

First I want to give you a glimpse into our set-up.  We had 119 quilters with 119 sewing machines humming. :-)  Fun!  I took quite a few projects to work on, plus I took a couple classes that were offered, so I really kept my machine humming.  

We set up in a large gym.  The campground has a kitchen/dining building and full time staff that lives on the grounds. We didn't even have any KP to do! ;-)  The dormitories are set up on a hill, single story with a community room with a fireplace in the front and behind that the building is divided in half with the bathrooms, showers etc running the length of the middle. On either side of them are dorm rooms filled with bunk beds (this camp is mainly for kids summer programs, but various groups rent it during the school year).  No one sleeps in top bunks... that's where we store our suitcases etc.  There are 4 dorms with a fifth in the works. Plus a few other cabins scattered on the grounds.

This is the gym~

The ironing station is set up in the center. You can't see it, but they put in a power box in the center just for us. ;-)

Half of gym

As the weekend progresses, more lovely projects get hung on the walls.  It really is quite inspiring!

We also have a local shop that sets up a 'store' for us in one of the rooms off the gym~

How cool is that?

In my next post I'll show some of my projects.  In all I made 7 totes, 1.5 purses (I need to finish one yet), 1 diaper bag, 1 quilt top, and 1 set of blocks (that I now have into a top).  Plus I made some little projects with a friend that I forgot to get pics of.  Yup, I love retreats!!

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!