I'm pooped! But camp was, as usual, lots of fun! :) In fact, it's still going on, but I always figure on coming home early, since by Thursday I'm on overload from all of the information. Not to mention being exhausted from late sewing nights, strange bed and intense concentration during classes.
I drove from LV to Flagstaff, AZ, on Sunday, arriving in a horrendous rainstorm that disoriented this directionally-challenged driver. Result? I got off the freeway too late and was totally lost. Cell phone to the rescue! I called my hotel, got directions and tootled on over. Except that my room, which they'd assured me on the phone was ready, wasn't. No problem! They cheerfully upgraded me to a mini-suite, which meant a tiny bit more room, a microwave and a fridge, as well as a larger table for sewing in the evenings. :)
That evening I met up with my camp "buddy", whom I see every year there and who drives me around at night, since she knows I don't see well enough to drive in the dark. She was at the hotel next to mine. We went to the teacher reception, got a couple of books autographed, asked a few questions and went back to our hotels to organize the next day's supplies.
Monday and Tuesday we took a class from Margaret Miller. It was called AnglePlay and was a real stretch for me, since I usually just make someone else's pattern in my choice of colors. However, this class had us drafting our own patterns! I like mine, but I didn't get very far. In fact, very few of the class even sewed a single stitch, since we were all busy drafting and cutting fabrics to put up on the design wall. I'll continue working on mine, but it will take some time, since I'm rethinking my colors and since every piece must be separately cut. I gave up and ordered MM's templates, though, since making my own would have been *very* time and labor intensive!
Tuesday evening was show and tell, which was wonderful. We saw lots of finished quilts and tops from last year's classes -- all inspiring. I never did get to any of the evening lectures, which I usually do. I just didn't have time!
Wednesday's and Thursday's schedule was for a class with Jackie Robinson with her design called "Eureka", named for the town in Montana she and her DH have relatively recently moved to. The pattern is gorgeous, and I'm really pleased with my colors on this one. DH had requested his favorite color, purple, so I'm using a range of four purples, four aquas/turquoises, and four creams. We made a couple of each kind of block in the quilt (nine kinds, total, though I only have to do eight, since I'm making a lap quilt). I'll post photos of some of the blocks to my WIP page later.
Yesterday I got up early and drove home to find that my sweet DH had left me a birthday surprise. :) Keep in mind that my trip to camp is partially funded by him as my birthday and/or Christmas gift. Still, he had left me a card on the table (he was at work), and in the card was a generous gift certificate to the LQS close to our house! Later he took me out to dinner, so I'm a happy camper -- literally!
Now I'm off to run some errands before I babysit one of my DGSs.