Home from a retreat

I spent the last 2 days at a quilting retreat at an area Bible camp. I
had a fun, productive two days. Yesterday, I worked on a queen size
quilt top that I had started at last spring's retreat. It is a variation
of the Fifty-Four Forty or Fight block.
(http://www.quilterscache.com/D_F/Fif...FightBlock.htm) I have
the top in 3 large sections. I think I may machine quilt it, so I will
quilt the center section before adding the sections on either end to
reduce somewhat the bulk that I have to deal with. I figured finishing
this top would take me most of the two days, but finished it by the end
of the first day.

Before I went, I had cut the pieces for a lap quilt in the Minnesota Hot
Dish pattern just in case I needed something else to work on. I was glad
I had. I have the center of that top done; I have the piano key border
just about ready to attach. This one is various dark green prints with a
sky blue background. I am calling it "Land of Sky Blue Waters" (which is
what the word Minnesota means). I got the inspiration for this color
combination last summer when we were on vacation; I was laying outside
and looking up through the trees to the sky. I had been wanting to do
something with some of the greens in my stash, but couldn't decide what
to use for a background. When I noticed how beautiful the various shades
of green were against the blue sky, I knew what I wanted to do. I am
really pleased with how it's turning out. I'll try to get a picture up
when I get it finished.

Our group also had a good time doing Kim Graham's Mystery Mixer from her
web site: http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham/mystery.html. I had found this
a couple weeks ago and decided it looked like fun. I think everyone
enjoyed doing it. I would recommend it for a group activity.

Julia in MN

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Sounds like a marvelous week-end. I'd like to go to a retreat some time.
Your projects sound really fun, especially the pretty blues and greens one.
Happy for ya!!

Karen, Queen of Squishies