Bee retreat weekend

What a great time we had.

Friday afternoon 8 of arrived for a fun, sewing weekend.

I think everyone brought enough projects to work on to last us 6 weeks of sewing.

Linda was working on this beautiful 30's basket quilt.

I needed to make 2 of these Michigan quilts.
My nephews wife had asked me at Christmas to make a U of M lap quilt for him.
Not enough time at Christmas, so we agreed I would have it done for his birthday in May.
It just so happens that my son is also a Michigan fan, so if you are going to make one, you might as well make two!
This was the weekend to do it.
I just have to add borders.  I used up all of my royal blues, and this bright yellow.  I don't have enough of either to make thin borders before I add the final one.
Just another excuse to go fabric shopping, as if we need the excuse.

Marita is working on a Kaffe, and solid nine patch.

Christy was working on a baby quilt to a friend.

Marge got out her New York Beauty, she had started a couple of years ago.  Down to one more block to complete.

Sometimes you need a little help in deciding which shade to use with a block.

Finally for me some progress on my Jamestown Landing.
On Saturday we take a late break for our lunch dinner.  We go to one of the many restaurants in the area and eat and chill out for a while. Then back to sewing.
Saturday night I packed up and came home. Time for me to get ready for my next adventure.
Everyone else is still hard at work.
One thing has happened though.  No more sewing until 2:00 am. We are all starting to head for bed or home by 10:00.  Getting older cuts into our sewing time.
Last night there was a storm warning out.  More SNOW!  Will it never end???
When I left, they had not even cleaned the roads yet.  I think they were waiting until it ended.  It was midnight when I arrived home.

Today, I have some handwork to do, and packing a little later.
Monday is our 30th anniversary.  We are going to take a little overnight. We are going to head toward toward Davenport. Ron is great in finding super places to visit, (eagles and white pelicans on the Mississippi) and wonderful food.
More on this later.
Mary