Retreat Day One

 You may recall that two days after the last S'mores retreat in August much of the retreat center was under water.  As I drove onto the property Monday afternoon I could see the effects of the aftermath.

This area used to be a line of cabins that looked like these:

The dining hall and some administrative buildings are totally unusable.  Fortunately, the lodge where we convene is on higher ground, but it did sustain some water damage on the lower level.  The carpet had to be removed from the sewing room and will be replaced with vinyl.  

We  have a generous amount of space for sewing with a dining table down the center. Tables on risers are grouped on either side of the room for cutting, basting, and ironing.  We attach design walls (flannel-back tablecloths) to the ceiling grid.  Needless to say, we are grateful we were allowed to come back so soon after the disaster.

I spent my first evening here working on a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project carried over from 2020.

The block is called Square Dance (I think).  I came with 4 or 5 finished blocks and made the rest Monday evening. Once I settled on the setting, I thought it might be fun to make some more blocks in lighter colors and try to arrange ombre-style with darks on the bottom and grading to light at the top.  We'll see how that goes once I get back to my stash ...

More tomorrow on all the beautiful projects here.