{"id":43579,"date":"2018-09-30T07:02:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T14:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=43579"},"modified":"2018-09-29T22:01:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T05:01:02","slug":"retreat-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/retreat-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreat Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cramming<\/a>
Cramming my stuff into the little car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BAM’s retreat started on Friday. I did not go to the gym Friday morning, though I did go for a walk. I could have gone to the gym and that was my plan, but I decided I wanted to relax a little bit and not rush around.<\/p>\n

The night before DH decided he needed our larger car on Saturday to ferry people to the football game, which left me with our small car. I pared down projects a little bit, though not much. We packed some of my gear on Thursday night so I would mostly be ready to go. I had space, but used most of the available area to cram sewing supplies in.<\/p>\n

\"BAM<\/a>
BAM Sew Happy Retreat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rhonda was kind enough to save me a seat. I sat between Sonja and Liz while I was across from Gerre and Rhonda. Our side of the room was relatively quiet, compared to the Mary-Amy side of the room, which was hilarity personified. We did talk about the Supreme Court nominations quite a bit. What a fiasco.<\/p>\n

\"BAM<\/a>
BAM pillow swap pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the first things I noticed was that Maria brought the swap pillow I made<\/a> for her. She is using it to make the hotel chairs more comfy. Gerre also had a pincushion<\/a> I made and the EPP kit<\/a> I made. She was showing them off, which was sweet. I am really glad to see people like my work and use what I make.<\/p>\n

The tables filled up quickly as people trickled in throughout the day.<\/p>\n