And it is done

 We had another good quilt retreat, with old friends and new.  

The lake was very still this morning,  loons & swans were communicating. 

Today, I finished a little runner for Wanda.  Several camps ago,  Sharon had given me a zipper bag of 5 inch squares, with a pattern, Mini Brick Road.  I ran across it when I was packing up to go North, and I tossed it in. The squares didn't look like much until they assembled.  Now,  it's one of my favorite projects ever. 

I finished the quilting and the binding.  I guess I forgot to take a photo.  I still have not mastered the corners on binding.  But, I keep practicing. 

It was a beautiful morning.  The view of the lake from my room is nice and a small herd of deer walked by this morning

Packing up to leave is not the fun part,  but I'm home now and have hauled all my gear into the house. 

The cat is telling me a lot of stories. 

Life is good. 

Convergence

 I'm January of 2023, Mary & Sharon & I took a class to make a quilt called Convergence. The instructions were given during a Zoom session.  We each sewed a quilt top.  Mine was never finished.  

I ended up with another kit, so today, I worked on the 2 projects with the intent of making lap quilts for a couple of the great nieces/nephews. 

It's not my best work, but once quilted, I think they will be a nice lap quilts.

Day 2 of quilt camp is done.

Spring Quilt Retreat

Once again we gather at Solon Springs for a weekend of quilting.   The weather is finally very nice.  And my view is hard to beat. 

On my drive North I saw 7 hawks.  Six Red Tailed Hawks & 1 Cooper's Hawk.  I also saw several American Eagles  & one Vulture. It is a thrill to see those big raptors.  Without leaves on the trees, they are easier to spot, if you are looking. 

My first project was to finish the Barn Star Sampler runner that I started during the last virtual quilt retreat.  This was an icky project for me.  My precision is not what it could be for all those crazy points. 

It is really for quilting now. 

As usual,  we enjoyed happy hour before dinner. 

We shall see what tomorrow brings.