Georgian Bay Quilt Retreat, Summer 2016

This past weekend, members of our guild packed up their sewing machines and headed North to this lovely home on the shores of Georgian Bay for a weekend of quilting and relaxing.

It's such a gorgeous spot, with picture-postcard Canadian views where we were surrounded by lake and sky and the quiet was punctuated by the call of the loon and the occasional jet-ski.
 We were generously given the use of this sunny studio space to fill with the hum of our machines, and of course, chatting and laughter. 
 We even spilled out into the living room. 
 But we didn't spend our whole time sewing. We're a very well rounded group. And there was that big beautiful sparkling lake. 
 So we went swimming. Or should I more accurately say floating. 
 We bobbed up and down in the water, and talked some more. World events, entertainment, politics, quilting, quilting politics. You name it, we covered it. 
 And when we were tired of swimming, we got out, toweled off...
 …and did some eating!
 Eating was the second most popular activity of the weekend. 
 We all took turns making the meals, and I'm telling you, we ate like queens! (That's grilled peaches, Tres leches cake, and coconut ice cream for dessert at one of the meals)
 And Doris made these AMAZING savoury pies for lunch on Sunday. I'm still drooling over the memory. 
 As the day ended, and the sun began to go down, we all waited to see the sunset. 
 And we were not disappointed. 
 It was absolutely gorgeous. 
 But of course, all good things must come to an end. After two lovely days of sewing and laughing and eating and drinking we packed away our machines, swept up a surprisingly large amount of lint and thread clippings, and headed back down the highway to our homes.
A special thanks again to our kind and generous hosts, the Van Halems. Can't wait to do it again!

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