Wonderful Wednesday - Laurel Ridge Retreat - The REST of the Story

WARNING:  PHOTO HEAVY POST!!!

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday!!  I was fortunate enough to be invited to a Quilt Retreat that was held at Laurel Ridge Camp and Retreat Center in Laurel Springs, North Carolina a couple of weeks ago.  The event was organized by Charlotte area quilter, Carol.  You might have seen the Wrap-up post HERE.

The fabric was flying, but I also want to remember the beauty of the week...

Day One.

It was a beautiful day for a drive:

I survived the hair pin turns, which I stopped to take a picture of:

The camp sign was surrounded by some glorious foliage:

What a beautiful spot for a retreat:

Enjoying the scenery during a late afternoon break:

The Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance...

And darkness is falling:

The first project, Bonnie Hunter's Grand Illusions from 2014 is done... an abbreviated version, of course...

And a photo of the pieced back I constructed with border blocks and scrap chunks:

The colors are a bit off, but I forgot to take the picture right when I got home from work.

Day Two.

I was up at first light...

And managed to capture my first sunrise in ages:

I hope you don't mind a series of photos...

And another finished quilt, Positivity QAL Block Drive quilt:

I still can't quite believe that I was up with the sun:

No jacket was required during the midday:

Binding a project for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge:

Celebrating a small finish - in the midday:

After dinner, I rallied the troops for a walk...

Thanks for keeping me company, Marilyn and Denise!

To the end of the road:

Once we returned, I began stitching HSTs for Needleb...

A couple of photo breaks captured the waning daylight:

Day Three.

Rain during the night brought a foggy mountain morning...

The fog followed by clouds in the late afternoon:

After dinner, two more walkers joined the crew:

We enjoyed the beauty of the early evening...

Along with...

Denise's "leaf angel" antics:

Upon our return to the sewing room, I assessed my progress on Britt's HSTs:

Tiffany and I managed to dress alike without planning to do so:

Day Four.

My inspiration blocks from Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts, shown her with the "alternate blocks" that I began stitching today:

In the Rainbow Scrap Challenge Color of the Month - if I had posted this last week:

It feels SEW good to be making progress on this project:

After seeing Melba struggle with her bag, I told Tiffany she should just finish it for her.  The bag was then named in my honor and Melba (gratefully) moved on to her next project:

Option One...

Option Two...

Or Option Three?  That question must be answered before I move ahead with this quilt:

Another project that I'm thrilled to have finished.  These HSTs will now get passed on to Britt:

I used the remaining "dark" HSTs to make these two blocks:

Once again, after dinner, the troops were rallied for an evening walk:

The mountains are beautiful in the twilight:

The first square was quilted and bound...

And the second followed:

Day Five.

Mother Nature put on QUITE a show this morning:

Not long after breakfast, we were all packed up and heading down the mountain:

Less than 3 hours later, I was nearly home:

Until next time...

Retreat, relax and QUILT!!!