Rock Island

Rock On

It's time for my annual retreat at Rock Island State Park in McMinnville, TN.  If my memory hasn't failed me (yet), this will be our 15th year.  Only two of us have attended all 15 years.

Rock Island 2010

I started this retreat the first year our state park system offered a BOGO on cabins during the winter season.  I looked for the least expensive which thankfully was in a reasonable driving distance.  Turns out they were also the most modern cabins (at that time) in the whole park system.  We are able to sleep 5, each in her own bed.  We move all the furniture out of the great room and set up our Sew-Ezi tables.  We each take turns with a main meal or lunches; we don't go hungry!

Sew, what do I plan to work on?  First up will be putting the borders on last year's Rainbow Scrap Challenge finish, Scrap Jar Stars.

Scrap Jar Stars

Next I want to assemble the second picnic quilt made from my grandsons' plaid and striped shirts.

Picnic Quilt

The rest of my time will be devoted to Gypsy Wife.

Gypsy Wife blocks

 I started making my own neutral version in August based on photos I'd seen on-line but I started to feel overwhelmed with how to put it together.  Now that I am blessed with an actual pattern as a Christmas Present, I'm going to use it as my starting point.  I have already made a variety of blocks in various sizes.

And if I get tired of that or hit a snag, I will take along my blue scrap bin to start working on my RSC18 blocks for January.

All of this to say I will be out of touch with the world for most of the week.  I'll do my best to catch up reading blogs and responding to comments as soon as I get home.