A Day Retreat!

Last Tuesday I had the fortune and pleasure of spending some time with a few new quilting friends.

Kathi had won a Day Retreat for her birthday at The Encore Quilt & Sew Retreat Center in Lewisville, TX.

Everyone was set up by the time I arrived.

 

There's only room for 12, it was so wonderful for Kathi to put me "on the list."  

What a wonderful welcome! It really is heart warming to be invited to an event outside of the usual meeting place.

That empty chair there is the spot they saved for me.  

The retreat center made the walls into floor to ceiling design walls! So cool!

I took the Bonnie Hunter 2019 mystery Frolic project to work on.

At home, I don't have the design wall set up yet. It was very inspiring to see my blocks up..

..and arranged on point as they will be in the final layout...

.. and when I added the sashing pieces between the blocks!!

WOW! I am really loving this! And really inspired to continue 😉

one more block assembled..

and a artistic photo. But I really need to learn to focus my photos better.

To tell the truth, my first response was to decline the invitation. 

I have a pretty good work space at home. My sewing room is located upstairs. To pack up the sewing machine, the project, all supplies needed, and tote downstairs is a bit of a pain. (Knowing that it's going to have to be packed back up the stairs later as well...)

Then there's the 30-40 minute drive to the meeting place and back home. That's time I could be at the sewing machine already!

Aww, but to have that quilting fellowship!! 💕

 

 The encouragement,

The confirmation,

The admiration,

The support, even on non-quilting related things

The conversation

The FOOD!! 😂

All of it makes it worth the effort.  I'm so glad I went.

And I'm so grateful for welcoming quilting friends!!