Retreat Accomplishments

My first task was to finish this Baby Steps quilt by ironing it, with a pieced flannel backing, to a fusible bat.

I decided on a freeform zig-zag quilting design, with a largish meander in the border. I had the strips all cut in advance for the binding, so that was relatively quickly finished using the machine-sew-both-sides method.

I spent most of Saturday working on the borders for my "Your Way" mystery, that our Bee is enjoying.

Lots of the other women were also working on this mystery quilt: laying out their blocks or sewing on borders (or one and then the other).
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LuAnn had her blocks out on the floor.

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Sandy D. used Chistmas fabrics.

And Linda was even at the point of quilting hers.








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The quilt tops are amazingly different! Everyone really got into the "Your Way" designation.
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And Saturday was national "Talk Like a Pirate Day"--so our attempts caused laughter as the day went on.

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Sara
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Gratitudes:
DQS7 quilt on my loveseat
Women's Chorus rehearsal last night
Book Group discussion of "The Madonnas of Leningrad"