The Piranhas have arrived!

Louise's quilt

My annual retreat with these three friends is well underway. They all arrived on Friday and we have been sewing and visiting ever since. How come two days of chores takes so long yet two days of sewing goes by so quickly.Why piranhas you ask? We are the fabric piranhas. Put in a quilt store with fabric and a sale (if we are that lucky) and there is a frenzy that happens. Much like when food is dropped into the water of a piranha tank!
I have finished the blocks from a workshop a couple weeks ago with Carla of Quilting by the River. Now I need a change of pace this morning and I have dug out some blocks and am piecing them.

Barb's swap blocks-loving the froggie

Kathy's next project, machine quilting with finger

Barb is working on some wonky star blocks that were from a international exchange...that is exciting getting blocks from anywhere and everywhere!

my blocks from Carla's class

scrap blocks x's and o's

Louise has been machine quilting away on a circular scrap quilt from Louisa L Smith's book Strips and Curves.
Kathy has been trying to finish her quilt top but keeps getting squirreled with so many little scraps that she keeps finding. You can see her finishes on her blog here!
We are sewing indoors hoping it will warm up. It is about 18C or 67F.










We all want to be slow stitching in the gazebo this afternoon. We might have to put on some warmer clothes...or start a fire in the cook stove.Kind of silly in a screened in gazebo but it will add a little warmth.

And then there is always some fun. Kathy needs pictures and helpers to hold the quilts. All that and the wind were not making for co-operation.We can always find fun in the simplest of things. Guess that is why the time goes by so fast and we have fun together! I am sure there will be more about the Piranhas this week!
We will be slow stitching later this afternoon...check in with Kathy and see what everyone is up to!