Tom signed up to take the kids for 2.5 days, and I signed up for a quilting workshop.
I've always wanted to learn to quilt. A few years ago I hacked together a quilt for Tom for Christmas. Although it got pieced and backed, it never got truly quilted. And I was totally winging it.
It was fantastic to hunker down for two solid days and learn how to do things the right way. Although I'm not much of a traditional quilt girl, knowing the basics is an excellent foundation to build on.
Tonight I worked on this table runner. Called a "crazy quilt", it's a sort of quilt that you don't measure or plan. You just use the scraps you have left over. I'm excited to see how I finish this one and how it looks on the table.
Other than the quilting itself, it's been amazing to just get away for a span of time and pour my focus into something that's all about me. Great dinner and conversation with Nancy H. is a big bonus.