Quilt Retreat Part 1

My daughter, Hailey, and I spent the weekend at a UFO quilting retreat.  We both had a wonderful time.  We bonded with each other, made new friends, and overall had a great time.  Here are some pics from day 1.

Here we are, on our way to Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center!  Hailey made sure we had matching or coordinating outfits for the whole weekend.

Hubby and son were our wonderfully strong men.  They drove us there so they could carry everything in and help us set up!

Checked in and got our name tags.  We both lost our clips really soon when we accidentally said the word "quilt".

Hailey getting our room set up with the comforts of home.  It was great having this mother/daughter time together.  We stayed up late each night talking in the dark.

My station working on the beginning part of what I'm going to call "Hailey's Beach Bargello" quilt.

Hailey's station, right next to me, where she was working on her Ostrich Challenge quilt.

Hailey cutting fabric to make a small border on her OC with mitered corners.

Me just sewing green strips together.  I promise it will eventually look like something.

Wonderful dinner and dessert to help us carry on through the evening.

First bit of progress and her mitered corners are awesome!

My first of several sets of strips completed!

This little iron gets really, really hot.  Burning my thumb was not the best way to start the weekend.  I tried to be tough and deal with the pain by using ice (which I learned later is a big mistake), but after awhile I couldn't handle the pain anymore.  Not to mention I wasn't able to do anything quilty.  So, my sweet hubby drove all the way back out to the retreat center to bring me to the ER, which is back by our home.  Second degree burn.  But they had a magic cream that took care of the pain and I was able to be productive the rest of the weekend!

Look at this pretty view at the retreat center.