DAY 16

 The prompt for #30daysketchbookchallenge is "Footwear."  I took my hiking boots up to the studio and did a blind contour drawing while attending the Monday Sewcial on Brave Patch.  I added watercolors and a dark background in Indigo - I love indigo.

Before the meeting started I managed to get the backing for Wildflowers done and inked the label on it.

I also got the next little 6" block for Art East Quilting Mini-block Sampler made.  This is block number 3, Crown.

NEAH BAY

We (mostly I) decided to take a quick trip.  I really wanted to go to the ocean and the more I thought about it the more I wanted to go to Neah Bay.  It's a long drive there, and there's not a lot to see or do.  But I haven't been there in probably 30 years.  I was curious.

So, we got up early and headed out.  First the ferry to Bainbridge, then the long drive.

 It was mostly overcast and grey all the way there.

 We rented a little cabin at Hobuck Resort, it was very nice (if a little expensive).  It was just a few steps away from the beach.

After we unloaded our stuff into the cabin, we headed north to go for hike to the Tatoosh Island Lighthouse, the Cape Flattery Trail.

We sat and ate our lunch at this look out.  We shared some crumbs with a cute little chipmunk.  I got the impression he's done this before.

  After a nice time spent at the point, we hiked back up the trail.  Then we drove around and found this amazing beach.  We took a walk.  The weather couldn't have been nicer.  The clouds had dissipated as soon as we got to Neah Bay and it stayed nice the whole time we were there.  Not even a breeze, no need for a jacket. 

This is the view from our cabin's porch.  I sat out here and enjoyed it.

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The next morning, we got up and headed home.

  We couldn't help ourselves, we had to pull over and enjoy the sunrise and the beautiful beaches.  Good bye Neah Bay, you are beautiful.

And topped it off with a beautiful ferry ride home.  It was so nice, we stood out on the top deck for the whole trip from Bainbridge to Seattle.

CAMP HUSTON RETREAT

I packed up all my sewing stuff - my machine and tools, packed up the stuff for my Snitzels and my Connecticut Winter Quilt and headed north to spend a few days with the Snitzel gals at Camp Huston.

There's a large room where everyone set up their 'stuff' and set about working on Snitzels, quilts and whatever, long into the night (and in my case, early in the morning).

I mostly worked on my quilt - put a lot of hours in.

Everyone spread out their stuff and got busy working

There were even demos

My space over by the window

I couldn't sit and sew all day, so I went out for walks in the beautiful surrounding woods (rain forest).

April 27 - piecing 1 hour


April 28 - piecing 2.5 hours
April 28 - piecing 2.25 hours
April 28 - piecing 2  hours


April 29 - piecing 1 hour
April 29 - piecing 6.5 hours
April 29 - piecing 1 hour

Oh, my aching butt...


Total hours, so far - 32.25 hours (still making lots of little blocks)