CQFA Retreat

Last weekend was the annual CQFA retreat. This year it was in Half Moon Bay at the Comfort Inn. It seemed to be a huge success, the only negative comments being from those of us who found the beds either too hard or too soft. Between Maureen's brownies and Nancy's discovery of the 'Native Plants and Coffee' place less than a block away, and New Leaf Market, we had yummies beyond the complementary breakfast and a great dinner Saturday night at the Half Moon Bay Distillery.

It was good to have people come by on Saturday, even if they couldn't stay the weekend. A variety of projects were progressing around me. Most visible was Jaye's bright, colorful, collection of diamond shaped blocks on her portable design wall. Every time I looked up there seemed to be a few more snugged up together. At the other end of the room, Sue progressed through what I think is called 'moon over the mountain' blocks. One minute they were flapping against pins and the next, they were securely sewn together, and she was doing a collage of paper, cloth and pastels. Terry and Robin did kaleidoscope quilt tops, a la Ricky Tims, Maureen was making postcards and Madlyn produced a purse and went on to assembling blocks for something else. Riva quilted her cherry branch quilt and started on something else with tree branches. Julie's quilt was becoming larger than the bed. Dolores did an amazing portrait of her even more amazing grandmother. Diane and Debbie each seemed to be working on something different every time I looked. Sonia quilted a flower which had been haunting her for years. There was a lot of laughter and giggling, especially as the hours got later and fatigue increased. I made progress on two different projects which had been cut out and waiting for some time. Will they be done by next year's retreat? Only time will tell!