Virtual Retreat - Ongoing (started January 2019)

[wendy w.]

I can’t believe it was a full month ago I posted what was going on in my little corner of the world, but here we are again....

Last night there were tornado warnings and I had to stop in the middle of a decorative stitching on the binding for this quilt. I was able to finish it before bedtime though.




I’ve been up to quite a bit in my sewing and longarm rooms. Lots of charity quilts came in this month to be done for the Royal Family Kids Camp that will happen in early August this year. I’ve put up a new blog post where I recap my entire February. It was a very busy month.

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Stay safe and warm my friends.

[Geneva C.]

Luann,
I love your little quilt! It's so simply cute.

I enjoyed your February blog post. You have been busy!

Take care, geneva

[Beverly C.]

I am so happy to say that I am making progress on my 2019 resolution to complete UFO's! My A-Z for Ewe and Me has been sandwiched and basted by my longarmer, my Red/White/Pink modified Alex Anderson quilt has been longarmed and just needs a label, and I am taking my Edyta Sitar Dresden Bloom to be sandwiched and basted this week. Now on to other UFO's! (and I have way too many - I won't be bored for years! )




I have no idea why one quilt picture was turned sideways and one upside down!

[Beverly C.]

Beverly,
Those are beautiful. And having a longarmer that will get things basted for you is such a help.

[wendy w.]

What gorgeous quilts Beverly your long armer must itch to quilt the blooms as well.

Luan love your little quilt. Thanks for the blog i love getting the notifications.

[wendy w.]

Lotti,
Love those quilts

[wendy w.]

Busting stars look interesting Lotti. Shame you have to unsew but we all do it. The kiddie quilts are fun and the larger scale farm fabrics are really effective.

Enjoy your conference, it may not be much sewing but I'm sure you'll have your camera to give up some snaps. Safe journey

[Geneva C.]

Beverly, you are on a mission! Good for you. It does feel good to have those lovelies finished and used, doesn't it?

Lotti, you have been busy! Your farm animal quilts are so cute. I know the little ones will enjoy them. I've wondered about the elephant pattern. It's nice to see it in progress. Have a great time in New Orleans. Will you be there during Mardi Gras? :silly:

Take care, geneva

[wendy w.]

Sorry I got confused I can see the elephant now :side: Hurry up and get back to it Lotti :lol:

[Pamela N.]

Beverly, your quilts are gorgeous. xx

[wendy w.]

Oops missed the 8th to post but I'm still around. I want to share my illusion quilt but I've a tiny bit left to quilt and then I'll mount it on a stretched canvas which will be easy for my son to hang in his flat.

I've been slowed up by otitis media for a lot of feb so not been achieving a lot really. Having a lot of fun with a facebook group doing a Queen Bee swap. My turn in march and I've had them making me penguin blocks just 4.5" big. It's paper pieced and that's been a learning curve for a few. They are being given names and some are very colourful and one has a bow tie and his wife a tiara, bracelet and necklace. When I have them I'll post a pic to give you a giggle.

Please keep posting I love seeing your work in progress.
Be back with my illusion quilt soon

[Sharon E.]

Hi All from Blizzard Colorado, we are supposed to get 12" today with the nasty wind. The weatherman just said the wind is like a Cat 2 hurricane wind. NASTY!

On the sewing/quilting front I have been working on 6 roman shades for a customer and hope to have them finished by the weekend. This job is definitely making me want to retire from drapery work. With the blizzard I should make good progress today and tomorrow.

My little miniature, Twisting Ribbons, was juried into spring Paducah. Yeah! It is all silk and I had a blast making it, so much so, that I also made one using Cherrywood fabrics (no photo). The silk mini needs a label and, if the roads are good tomorrow, get to Fedex to ship to Paducah.





Have a good week everyone!!

Sharon in COLD, WINDY and SNOWY Colorado!

[wendy w.]

Brrr keep warm. Congratulations on having your quilt accepted, so hoping you get a ribbon

Roman blinds are fiendishly complicated aren't they? If it's your work then you'll be an expert.

[Sharon E.]

Wendy, thanks, a ribbon from Paducah would be lovely. I have been making draperies and window treatments for over 40 years, so I suppose I am an expert, hehe.

[Geneva C.]

Sharon, Congratulations on your quilt being in the Spring Paducah show! It's a beauty.

Today is the 13th, my day to check in. I wish I could say I've something exciting to show for the last month. I've run down on ideas. I did make a table runner. I don't know why, I suppose just to keep busy. I used a charm pack I found in my stash and added some other fabrics I had on hand. Everything was from my stash which makes me feel good. That Nancy Crow fabric on the back must be 15 years old!






We've had so much snow that we've been house bound for weeks. It is nice, but I did enjoy getting out one day and buying some fabric. Yesterday it snowed another 3-4 inches. We are hoping that maybe that was the last of it. We have a 600 foot long driveway that gets huge snow drifts in certain sections. So we have had 5-6 foot drifts. It's a lot of work for my husband. This area typically doesn't get this much snow or such cold temps. But this year and 2017 were whoppers!

In any case, while I escaped I went to a fabric store and bought some new fabrics to make a little door that I dreamed of. I'm not finished yet. While at the fabric store I bought 4+ yards of a flat fold fabric and made a curtain to hang on my cutting/pressing table. Now all the chaos that I store under the table is out of sight! Yippee! And it gives the room a nicer look. And all for $7.99!




Wendy, I hope you are feeling better soon. I'd love to see your latest piece for your son.

Take care everyone! geneva