Virtual Retreat 2016

[Jules M.]

Cathy, I hope the show will be in Cedar Rapids again next year. It is a great venue and just 2 1/2 hrs drive for me. We'll need to keep in touch for a meet-up! I should have posted on TQS about it. Oops!

I did hear one in the local guild (they have a fantastic show there as well!) say "where will be next year?". :\

[Jules M.]

Geneva - Welcome back!
Fun to hear about your trip to Cuba. Nice art piece from Martha Jimenez. Post of picture of your "shed quilt block" when it's installed what a neat idea.
Barb

[Geneva C.]

Thanks Barb! I will. Hopefully I'll be able to get it taken today as it's stopped raining.

And... it's good to be back!

geneva

[Terry K.]

Geneva, What an interesting kimono project! I don't have any answers to your questions; but, I hope you will keep progressing as I look forward to seeing it in a finished state!

[Terry K.]

I am back! Had a wonderful month with my grandkids, but is nice to get back to warmer weather :P We will be leaving for Montana next Thursday, so will be back in colder weather again lol. I have missed you guys, and TQS in general I started making a baby quilt as soon as I got home, as I bought the fabric just before I left...it's an
Alice in Wonderland panel that I am thread painting...it's cheating, because it's a printed panel, but it is cute :whistle:

Dorothy

[Geneva C.]

Hello everyone! Hope this finds you all well and sewing up a storm.

I've been in a bit of a doldrums lately. Blah... hope I get my mojo back soon. I probably left it under that imposing pile of stuff cluttering up my work table. Ugh.

My sweetie and I did get the barn quilt sign hung up on the "barn". It looks really nice. I'm pleased with it.








I hope these come out right side up!

Enjoy the day! geneva

[Geneva C.]

Hey... A quilt friend sent this to me today. Thought I'd share.

"Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. Be by yourself as often as you can. Walk. Take the phone of the hook. Work regular hours."

Jane Kenyon.



take care, geneva

[Nancy R.]

Your barn block looks wonderful, Geneva!

I hope you get out of your doldrums soon.

[Nancy R.]

Love the quilt barn sign Geneva!!!

Dorothy

[Nancy R.]

Geneva,
Very nice barn quilt.

[wendy w.]

Very creative Geneva. I wonder if my chicken run needs a barn block and quilt :S

[Catherine S.]

Wendy, I think your girls would love a hen house quilt block. It might even make them produce more eggs.
Geneva, your block is very pretty. I think at our annual state guild meeting, next spring, we will be offered a class on making the barn blocks. They will have the wood blocks prepped and ready for us to paint. Sounds like fun to me.

[Geneva C.]

Wendy, I'm sure your chicks would love their own quilt block for their "barn". It's fun and easy to do.

Cathy, you will have fun. I enjoyed painting this block. Ours is smaller than most quilt barn blocks as we have a shed and not a true barn. Usually they are about 8 feet square. Ours is 3 feet square. A perfect 9 patch size! We have enjoyed driving the back roads of Eastern WA checking out the quilt barns. It's nice to sometimes get off the freeway and slow down a bit.

Thanks to everyone that commented on my quilt barn. It is fun to drive up the driveway and see it!

geneva

[Catherine S.]

Ours will only be a 2 foot square, but that is a better size to transport home in the car. Maybe it will go on my chicken house too.

[Catherine S.]

Wendy, I thought that you had already made a quilt for your chickens?