At Home Quilt Retreat and Adding to Trip Excitement!

A member of one of my on-line quilt groups has the nerve to be going on a quilt retreat.  All of us who are currently snowed in are soooo jealous.

Some of us have decided to have a quilt retreat at home, checking in frequently to see how others are doing, posting photos and even talking about our meals and snacks (they do this at real quilt retreats so why not at a virtual one?).

I need to make a baby quilt for one of our new neighbours.  The baby is expected in April so with my track record I had best get started!
I'm in no spending money mode, so I have to shop from my stash.  What is baby/child appropriate?

The smaller scraps:

 The larger pieces of fabric:

I've decided to use a star block using the animal alphabet dark blue fabric.  The yellow daisy fabric will be used in the flying geese block along with any of the smaller scraps that are not dark blue or yellow.

This will be the first time I'm going to try the "no waste" method of making flying geese.  Could be fun - or frustrating.

Before any cutting and sewing can get started, there is all the fabric that will not be used to be put back into bins.  The bins pulled out of the sewing room put back.  The sewing machine to be cleaned and a new needle put in.  The ironing/cutting board to be cleared off (currently holding presents for some upcoming birthdays and left overs from previous projects).  So hopefully by the day's end I can be pressing, cutting and start sewing.  The goal for the weekend's virtual retreat....get the blocks sewn.

Now for the trip.

To get us even more excited, DS ordered some covers for the Disney Magic Bands.   The image is of our favourite resort with a statue of Mickey holding a phone.  This statue can be found at the resort in our favourite area to stay.

The stickers can be ordered online through a company called Magic Your Band.  You design them yourself.  They were very friendly and great service.  It seemed DS just ordered them the other week and they arrived this week.  (Plus they added a few extra generic band covers as well.)

Update to weekend retreat:  Between celebrating birthdays, normal sewing interruptions (phone calls, going for groceries etc.) here's what I managed to sew on the virtual retreat weekend: