You might remember I mentioned when I was at retreat I couldn't go any further with my sailboat quilt because I had not cut the correct number of pieces. This is where I left off. I have a wayward sailboat, do you spot it! I am leaving it, not having a date with Jack.
Monday, October 14, 2024
Sailing away
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Starstruck
It's been a quilting/finishing week still, working my way through the projects pieced at retreat just over a week ago. This is my blue Starstruck table runner.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Weekend finishes
Two finishes over the weekend. I pieced this one at retreat and quilted it this weekend. It measures approximately 16.5"x45" and it sold already so I will put another one on my to do list! I have parts leftover from previous ones so it won't take to long.
Friday, October 4, 2024
Starry Path finish plus more
After coming home from retreat it has been a finishing week. First up was this Starry Path finish, it had been pieced before retreat. So the finish was quilting and binding it.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Retreat Day 4
Day four of retreat was Thursday and the last day of pedal to the metal sewing day. I started out the day with these cute sailboat blocks. The 12" cube from Accuquilt really helped speed up the cutting process. Using the 3" finished HST's, squares and the 3"x6" brick to make these colorful boats was so fun and fast. Piecing sailed right along also, well until I discovered I had forgotten to cut four of the squares and couldn't finish the ninth block :(
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Day Three at Retreat
Friday, September 27, 2024
Retreat day 2
We take turns making meals here, Tuesday's team made blueberry french toast and sausage for breakfast! YUMMY.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Retreat day 1
A beautiful morning for a drive to quilt retreat. There was no nearby interstate or four lane for me to take. I had to go over the Mississippi river and was it ever foggy, I couldn't see the river even! Fifteen minutes past the river the sun cleared the way. I saw a pair of Eagles having their breakfast of squished racoon. My path took me past lots of farms including a few Amish ones. After two hours I arrived at retreat. This is the same place I went last year, it is perfect for the 12 of us. Six bedrooms with twin beds, four bathrooms and two large rooms that are connected for sewing in plus two kitchens. We take turns making meals, a team of four each day with two meals a day. Don't worry we didn't go hungry, there is always the snack table!
Lots of projects were brought along in various stages. I finished the applique on these two buffalo plaid snowman runners plus binding them and sewing on their button eyes. The quilting and the stenciled snowman were all done at home prior to retreat.
After that I moved on to the applique and binding of two of my Tilting Trees runners. I still need to bury my threads in these four as I forgot my self threading needle. It won't take me long to do that when I get home. Once again the quilting was done on my longarm prior to retreat.
Don't worry there was plenty of time for socializing and munching. The first day we were on our own for meals. But watch out for the second day!
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Linking with NTT
Friday, September 20, 2024
Getting ready and a finish
Off and on all week I have been cutting and kitting up projects to take to retreat. I leave on Monday for five days. This retreat is the same one I went to last year in Wisconsin. Here is my stack of what I have ready so far. Several table runners in various stages and one donation quilt. I hope to cut another donation quilt and also throw in a jelly roll and background fabric in case I get through all the other items.
Monday, September 16, 2024
Estate sale
Many of you encouraged me to go to the fabric estate sale last week...it's all your fault that these followed me home!! This batch is for my business sewing.
Friday, September 13, 2024
A Friday Finish
Another finish this week feels great. Sometimes it feels like I get a lot done and then others there are no finishes and it feels like I haven't accomplished anything. Two of these were pieced while camping this summer and put in the to be quilted pile. That way I can quilt and bind when they are needed.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Pumpkin Stack
I was lucky enough to pattern test for Karen at Laughyourselfintostitches for her new Pumpkin Stack pattern! It is so adorable. You saw me working on it in an earlier post, but here it is all finished.
If you are not familiar with Karen's patterns you should take a look, she's got some really cute ones! Thanks for letting me test it Karen!!
Linking with Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, NTT and Put Your Foot Down
Monday, September 9, 2024
New table runner
After getting done with the three items that were on my to do list last week I looked through my pins on Pinterest and decided I needed to try making Connie's Nox table runner. I tweaked it a bit to make it longer. Choosing three batiks were harder than I thought it would be. I don't have a good selection of purple, which needed to go with my main choice. And then a funky yellow green was a bit hard to find. But I think I pulled it off.