Retreat Work

First, I taught a workshop on my "Extreme Embroidery" pins for my LAFTA (Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists) group. LAFTA offers free workshops taught BY its members FOR its members. I have attended several of these workshops and have learned A LOT from them. I was asked to conduct a workshop and readily agreed--I needed to do a little payback.  I had such a talented group of ladies in my workshop. They were quick learners and got a good start on some beautiful pins. I had fun; I sure hope they did.

I hope I get the chance to see some of their finished pins.

 

The day after this workshop, I went to an artist retreat in Kentucky. My friends there worked on a WIDE variety of projects--traditional quilts, art quilts, newspaper clipping, embroidery, knitting, photography, mixed media, and more. I took a few pictures. It isn't always easy to take pics at this retreat because some of the items are being made for entry into shows where pre-show photography isn't permitted.

 

I worked on a baby quilt,  

and I started work on two flag quilts--one large and one small. 

The top pictures show my progress on the tops. The bottom pic shows my progress on the remaining rows. I'm really happy with the work I got done during the retreat. Now if I can just keep that momentum up at home. It doesn't look good so far, though. I haven't done ANY sewing today--cooking, laundry, unpacking things from the retreat, and babysitting for the grandson took precedence. I DO have a virtual retreat and a mini-retreat with a friend of mine coming up. Maybe the work will continue then. We'll see. I did get one picture of a finished project. Pamela finished binding her quilt and finished her pillow shams. I think she likes purple!!!

One of the girls greeted us one morning with this display out on the grass. (She has quite a sense of humor.) Just in case you can't read it, it says, "Surrender Dorothy." (She reminded us that it is a quote from The Wizard of Oz.) It is made from yarns she has knitted.

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this retreat. I got to spend some time with friends I don't see very often, AND I had uninterrupted time to work on some important projects. If you get a chance to go to a retreat, take it!