Staff Retreat Weekend

Gee, I can't believe it has been 2 weeks since I posted!

This past weekend was the staff Retreat weekend. There were 17 of us who traveled to Warrenton, NC to the

Magnolia Manor Bread & Breakfast.

We all took new projects or UFO's to work on while we were there. This is a small church we stopped at while on our way there. It is so small only about 15 - 20 people can fit inside. It dates back about 100 years. The cemetary is enclosed by a stone wall/fence and sits right by the church. A few weeks ago I posted pictures of the fabric and 16 of 64 blocks I plan to use in a Wedding Quilt for my son and future D-n-L. The plan had been to get ALL of the blocks and the center block completed so I could put it together while at the retreat!

Well the blocks did not get finished.
BUT I had a back-up plan.

Two years ago, I participated in the $5 Quilt B-O-M. I decided to do both of the color ways...Traditional & Brights.

Of course I did not keep up with getting all the blocks completed on time. Working in the shop has its' advantage & disadvantages.

First advantage - you don't have to keep up with getting them done on time.

First disadvantage - you get behind.

I did finally completed all the Bright blocks, but had 4 Traditional blocks to complete. So these were 2 of the 4 incomplete quilts I have started.

I now have only 3 incomplete quilt tops.

The Bright BOM is now complete!

(plus one of the four incomplete Traditional blocks)

Now hopefully I can continue finishing those UFO's before undertaking another project!