Monday, November 13, 2017

Retreat Time!

This past weekend I went to a quilt retreat at Palouse Divide Lodge, one of my favorite spots for retreating.  The views out of the lodge are fabulous.  This photo is midday with the larch trees changing color.


I worked on three quilt tops.  This one will be a gift for a person who likes earth tones and curvy things.  It is from the book Color Shuffle by Karla Alexander.  I have wanted to make a quilt from this book for a long time.  I need to even up the edges and add a border of some type.


 This is one of the blocks.  They are set on point.  This was very fun to sew!
This is a quilt for nephew my sister has commissioned me to make.  The pattern is Labyrinth Walk.  I need to add borders to make it queen size so that will take a bit of figuring, not something I do at retreat.
I mentioned I worked on three quilt tops.  Well.... I was sewing the final rows together on the third one when I became ill Saturday night.  Several of the quilters had arrived Monday and I didn't arrive until Thursday evening.  Throughout the week over half of us were sick.  The group that left Sunday had norovirus we found out later.  It's not confirmed our group contracted it, but it is very contagious.  Thankfully my friends were able to pack up my stuff and load my car and tried to figure out how to get me home Sunday.  I said I could drive, it was only an hour and 15 minutes.  I made it, but it was rough!  I took today off work and feel much better.  I finally managed to unload my car and my husband won't let me in the kitchen.  That makes me feel so sad!  😉😏

Linking up with Design Wall Monday and Monday Making.

4 comments:

Mary said...

Sorry you are sick. No kitchen duty could be a good thing. Labyrinth Walk is one on my list of someday quilts.

Ramona said...

I am sorry you got sick at your retreat, but am glad you are feeling better. The Labyrinth quilt is a beauty! It's on my list, too. I'm glad you had some sewing time before illness struck.

Judy D in WA said...

That's just not right! There is no getting sick at quilt retreat!
I sure hope you are feeling better. Your projects are fabulous.

Judy Hansen said...

Getting sick at a quilt retreat is just not right! I agree with Judy D in WA. So sorry it happened to you and your fellow retreaters. Glad you are home, and hopefully recovered fully. I like the labyrinth quilt - it is such an illusion of depth. Thanks for sharing with Design Wall Monday, Judy.