Where Is Everyone?!

 Come on you guys, it’s 7:39 am!  There are QUILTS to sew! It’s the last morning of retreat and not a Quilter is stirring, except for myself!

I finished the Winston Ways top last night..still contemplating what to do for borders, but that’s going to have to wait until I get back from California –I’m sending Bernina home with Lisa --- she’s the local Bernie Tech, for a tune up and clean out.  Poor dear, I’ve been working her hard!

But in the mean time, I am powering though more pieces!  Half square triangles --- 288 of them!  It’s my goal to get them all sewn and pressed this morning before we head out at noon.

It has been an absolutely FABULOUS retreat.  Oh, how I love these ladies!

First one to join me!  Leann! She’s in charge of the coffee this morning--  I told her I’d have started it, but I’m a tea drinker!  This is her work station – she’s one of the neat ones!  ((Yeah, that’s my table at the back..you can see I’m ---ummmm—NOT!!

Carolyn has been sewing away on a string quilt project back I this corner, and that nice neat spot with no machine is Mrs Goodneedle’s place! She’s been doing handwork all weekend, and commented that it has really been a nice stress-less weekend giving herself the time to sit and stitch and not feel guilty about not doing “something else” like she would be if she were “lollygagging around” at home and hand stitching her way through the day. Do you feel that way sometimes?

Holly has been working away at these gorgeous paper pieced blocks….love the sharp points!

Lisa and Laura’s corner!  Much fun and laughter have been coming out of this corner!  Laura is our resident DJ --- she’s been playing us such a wide variety of music, keeping us singing and dancing and laughing ….We all have to put our “Earth Wind and Fire” attitudes on and practice our “YYYYOooooowwwwww” For  appropriate song enhancement…..

Dare you NOT to get your own “YOOoowwww” on!

Karen and I are sharing this corner, and we’ve been busy little bees.  Do you see her troll on top of her machine?!  I am so glad I decided to come to retreat --- it’s been good for my soul!

And good for my production too!

Here is Winston Ways, all sewn together!  Still not sure what to do for borders, but I know it will come to me…..It was fun getting everyone’s input on which block should go where..trying not to have the same black too close to the same black, or the same yellow touching itself when you put block to block can be hilarious --- just when you think you’ve got them right, and you move one…..oops…..There was some unpicking to be done, but you know? When you are with a group of friends, it’s not such a bad thing!

Closer up of all the funky fabrics in here…..It’s been scrap strip heaven!

Leader Ender Bow Ties have been in the making too! Laura and I have been trading tie sets –this is one of her purdy pink ones!  Love it!  And with that, let me remind you that TOMORROW is our Bow Tie Link-Up!  Come back and link your post to mine –doesn’t matter whether you used cheddar or not, if your quilt is just beginning or is finished and bound. You can link a new post, or an older one if you have powered through this process since we started it in July.  We are half way done with this year long challenge, so let’s see where you stand!

Time to get some breakfast going --- folks are arriving it’s time to SEW!!