Quilters! Start Your Engines!

Another retreat week was in full swing when I arrived at the inn yesterday morning.

Machines were whirring - fabric was being cut and pressed into submission - another group, another round of wonderful projects just beginning.  Or continuing - 

Projects were already on design walls and all around sewing stations - here's a glimpse at the beginnings of some Scrappy Mountain Majesties blocks (pattern from the Free Patterns tab.)

And I admit - I framed this photo to catch the saying on the mug.  LOL!

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Cows On The Hills!

I took this photo from the corner of the parking area behind the QPO Studio yesterday afternoon.

All was ready, and I was waiting for the first of the April Quiltvillians (Who are joining us in March because Easter falls on their regular week this year.)

One of my favorite things about living in the mountains - watching things become greener than green, and seeing the cows grazing way on the top of the hills.

Look closely - zoom in - it's the little black dots to the right of the old water tower.

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The Pollening!

I know I said "Victory Lap" was going to happen on my Gretchen block quilt top center yesterday -

But it didn't.

Because I dug right into finishing up laundry and doing retreat things that needed to be done before today's arrival of the April Quiltvillians. In March. Because Easter has commandeered their usual weekend.

SHIFT HAPPENS!

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From Richmond And Beyond!

International Quilting day turned into international Quilting Week with the Richmond Express on retreat at Quiltville Inn!

Why have one quilting day on Saturday when they can have their whole stay to celebrate?

It was a marvelous retreat all the way around and even the weather cooperated enough to give us porch time and long walk time and so much sewing time.

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