Weekend Escape to the Mountains

Oh joy, members of the Swiss Featherweight Club, near and far, came together on the back of the wonderful “Patchwork in the Peaks” quilting retreats, in Morzine over the border in France. Three days of creating, eating, and spending time together, vaxed and tested. After so many months of separation and difficult travel (and life…), it was a true blessing.

Lizzy The Featherweight came with me, joined by some of her ‘Grasshopper’ (Elna 1) friends. She sewed like a trooper, and may well have converted a couple of new people to the delights of these little machines…

This quilt was finished, and another started. Sewing all day long with friends, old and new, was a true delight.

I had taken Mr Darcy too, to lend to Miss C — another member of the SFWC who now lives in the UK and didn’t travel with her machine — but I stupidly forgot to bring… the cable and foot pedal! Not much use, then. Miss E was also there with a new/old machine who got some attention, until we realised that she might be on 120V and therefore behaving rather oddly.

It was a truly lovely weekend, and balm for the soul. Happy sewing to all!