The reason for the trip down to Yosemite in the first place was to go to a quilt retreat Caroline’s friend Trina was hosting at her husband’s family cabin near Mariposa, about 40 minutes from the park. The setting was lovely, and the cabin, originally started in the 1940s, comfortable with all the comforts of home. So the plan was for four days of sewing and eating!

So, after my trip to Yosemite with Dan, I joined Caroline, Trina and Helen at the sewing table.  After an initial wrestle with getting used to a new sewing machine, the biggest issue was not getting distracted by the interesting projects the others were doing!  I had taken a couple of projects with me and didn’t finish either of them, but had fun along the way.  Dan and Paul, Trina’s husband, kept themselves amused in various ways, which generally involved fixing things. 

Below is a view of the cabin, and then Caroline with Trina, and then Helen, in the midst of making the hideous number of blocks she needed for the scrap quilt top she finished the next day.  Oh to be as productive!