I actually got back Wednesday afternoon (only 1 night away) but had to go into work yesterday, so am only now getting a chance to report on the trip.
Unfortunately, I did not get much done and very little of that was quilty. I spent most of my time ripping. Honestly, you'd think I never seen a zipper before, let alone put bunches of them in.
I had a big pile of things with me, but didn't get much of it done. Managed to finish a sundress for my uncle's wedding in September, late Tuesday night, after I'd ripped out the zipper once, managed to somehow get the orginial zipper off its track and spent half an hour trying to get back on track, breaking about 4 needles, and making a run into the Walmart "in town" for more needles and two more zippers (figured at the rate I was going I might need a spare), Fortunately the second zipper went in smoothly and I was able to finish the dress except for the hem. Wednesday, after discovering the spool of thread that I thought was nearly full was not because everything on the spool ended up on the bobbin (does that make any sense?) and begging thread from one of the other ladies, ( I wish I'd known I needed thread when I was at W\allyworld the night before) I proceeded to a pair of shorts. Now, I've made this pattern before, actually twice last summer, and it fit fine and the shorts I made from it still fit fine, but for some reason, these are a little tightish, and once again I could not get the zipper in to save my life. I ripped that one out at least three times and it still does not look right to me when I hold them up from the waist band, though it looks just fine when its laying on the ironing board. I'm hoping it just need the final press to make it look okay, otherwise I don't know what I'll do with these things.
On the quilty side I did manage to finish a pile of blocks for a guild exchange (only had to rip a couple of those) and quilted and bound a table runner that I pieced in a class with Annette Ornelas this spring at Paducah. Of everything I did Tuesday and Wednesday, that turned out the best, although I swear as I was sewing the binding to the back it grew to about a million feet long. It then shrunk its self back up to table runner size.
I'd also hoped to get all my BOMs finished and start a Halloween wallhanging, but I spent so many hours ripping I never even got to look at them. My pile for show and tell at the end of the afternoon on Wednesday looked pitifully small compared to the output of the others.
Yes, I will post pics as soon as I get them taken. (Well, maybe not the shorts--I think those might be too hideous) I'm hoping to get everything back down to the sewing room and sorted out today, and with luck I'll get the pictures taken too.
Maureen