Progress at the Retreat

I must say I amazed at how much I've gotten done - it's great to have this dedicated time for sewing!  This morning I added the binding to finish the baby quilt.

Sewing machines were humming all day as everyone worked on their various projects.  Of course, there was plenty of chatting & visiting  & munching going on too.

The group below all made matching "muscle man" tote bags.

I brought along this mixed media piece that I made in a workshop a few years ago to finish - there's an exhibit coming up so thought this would make a good contribution.  I quilted it first and then mounted it on a fabric wrapped canvas.  It could use some embellishment in a few spots but otherwise I think its done.  Before:

 After quilting and mounting:

And the third project I worked on is for my art quilt bee for the May meeting - the theme is flowers.

I think I've got the machine work done, which is just outline stitching so far so is hard to see in this picture.  Next I think will add some hand stitching.