Autumn 2022 Retreat

I spent two of the past three days at my guild's annual autumn retreat. As usual, we were at a big hotel in Valley Forge. We've been there so many times that we quickly feel right at home.

This year I didn't stay overnight. Valley Forge isn't very far at all from where I live, so commuting isn't a problem unless one is terrified of the traffic pattern at the Valley Forge exit and mall (raises hand). Joe took me and my paraphernalia to the hotel on Friday morning and retrieved me and it late on Saturday afternoon. My friend Bobbi gave me a ride home on Friday and back to the hotel on Saturday morning. I didn't return on Sunday because we had orchestra tickets for the matinee performance.

Our guild's executive board did a masterful job of providing fun activities that were interspersed with the hours of sewing: Bingo, musical chairs, quilter's trivia, etc.
 

My three tablemates were lovely women that I've sat with in the past and it was good to catch up with them. I worked on the pineapple blocks; they've kind of become my go-to retreat project. I haven't done a final calculation of how many I'll need for a queen quilt; I'm afraid that would be too intimidating! I'll just keep making them and one day . . . .

One of the best parts of the retreat was going around the room and visiting all of the participants (there were close to fifty!). It was great to see all of the different projects. I felt a bit like Paul Hollywood as I'd begin, "Tell me about your project," and they would all begin, "I'm making . . . ." They were all show-stoppers.