Retreat with no surrender

Some words on the subject of retreats.

We did have fun. Big fun. So many things started and completed.  I believe Susie will add the pictures.
 Fran was working away on clothes for her ultra fantastic grand daughter. Also cutting plaids.
Dianne slaved away at a beautiful winter inspired piece. She finished it and the back.
Judy was determined to start and finish the quilting for Marie's Scraps. 13 bobbins.
Mary Anne was worried about her beloved who was having some health issues but in a very safe place for that. She worked on her 10 year project.
Gwen was working but my memory fails me here. There were tons of bright colors, in fact the theme of the weekend could have been bright colors.
Prudie was working on something lovely and we all were thrilled when Laura brought the quilted Bra quilt back to her. Look for it in the Farm Park, with luck by the milking room. I believe pillow cases were finished as well.
 Karen has to be the most single minded person I have ever encountered and worked on a magnificent hexagon piece that glowed like the sunset.
 Laura, in her precise way, pieced a two for one quilt. One for Grandma, one for grand daughter?
 Susan had the most delightful Princess quilt in the works.
 Our newcomer, Rita, was quiet and reserved but smiling by the end of the weekend when she knew we would do no real harm.
 Suzanne did row after row of fancy machine stitching on a lovely quilt and had started a new piece.
 Lisa did her first foundation piece and it was a great success. It was done with scraps from a magnificent set of primary fan blocks.
  Syd just worked and worked switching from one project to the other when she got bored. In the end she had a smashing, off center, 5 colored Beach Blanket. As 3 is the usual number and since there was limited fabric she was thrilled to have to graph the the thing out. You know Syd... She also made headway on Moonglow with no roof top escapades this year.
 Jan made her famous little duffle bags n (8 at least) some inspired by some fabric Dianne brought to share, In true Diva fashion, she showed Fran how to make them resulting in a smiling Fran. She also cut enough pieces for about a million other blocks, pieced a 4x 6 block unit of those together, made 3/4 of a darling pink quilt. Pillow cases too, I think, Plus she and Dianne found time to salute the moon.
 Lori, How did she get anything done with everyone giving her the third degree about her new home and of course, telling her how much we missed her. She did friendship blocks. The ones she missed AFTER she moved. Talk about dedication. MoonGlow came out. So did the scream "who does this Jinny Beyer think she is?". Kathy offered to phone Jinny and that calmed her right down.  Minions were everywhere. The Minion beach blanket that Lori made blocks for at the winter retreat was bordered, I think anyway, and a fantastic backing was constructed , pinned up and ready to quilt at home.
 Lynnee worked on a crazy zigzaggy piece and managed to get that top done as well as a good bit of a friendship quilt.
Susie worked on quilting a darling Halloween piece as well as some Sue Spargo wool work.
 That leaves me,Kathy. Geeze Louise, I had to come up with something to hang at the Wildwood show so I found a small paper pieced thing that nearly kicked my ass. I pinned up a quilt as well and did a bunch of 4 patches for Syd. Thank goodness she had those because everything else I had was soooo tiny. When will I learn?
 Those of us in Friendship group did our Judy blocks and turned them right in to her. She said Mary Anne did the best job.
 Of course there was shopping and eating. We have a pattern now so not much thinking is required.
 We could see a wedding going on next door at the restaurant and there is nothing as amazing as a bunch of women yelling at the bride,"Save  yourself, run" and such. The commentary of the picture taking on the grounds later, was priceless. Laura saved Fran from accidentally photo bombing the thing.
 We always have a great time together.The fact that the hotel had set our rooms to around 62 degree gave us all some of the best sleeping weather we have had in months.
 Jan and I took Lori back to the airport although I felt she should call the Amish Uber. We were in no hurry to see her go.
We are looking forward to our winter retreat and spending time with those not with us in the summer.
 I need another nap.