Virtual Retreat - Ongoing (started January 2019)

[Geneva C.]

Sharon, your quilts are wonderful! Good luck in the shows. You're a winner on this blog...

Thank you all for your kind comments of my quilts. Wendy, I put fusible on the fence fabric, then ironed the freezer paper pattern onto the front and carefully cut out all the fence posts. I used the unused portion of the fence fabric to know where to place the individual fence posts onto the snow fabric. Then I fused the fence posts down and carefully, slowly sewed around the raw edges of each fence post. Sewing the black around the squares in the snow fabric was easy and I didn't think of it until I looked at the fabric over on the left and realized it was meant to be. Sometimes luck works!

Also, thank you for your kind words about my daughter. She is doing quite well. It is unfortunate, but it never was good match. It's best for both of them. She seems happy and is moving forward with where she wants her life to go now. Your prayers are appreciated.

Luann, keeping your pants on while trying on that wonderful pair of boots is probably good advice. I would buy the boots. If they make you happy, that's a sign. :cheer:

Have a great week everyone! geneva

[Geneva C.]

Geneva and everyone,,,
I wasn’t in a shoe store, it was an online, middle of the night post to my Facebook page, hoping someone would purchase them as my Christmas gift, lol






And I think I need a coat like this to go with:



Ok,,, back to the sewing room ! ! ! LOL

[Eileen K.]

Luann, I think you'd be channeling Stevie Nicks in that coat, but I do love the boots!! Of course, I wore combat boots for over 20 years, so they look perfectly normal to me :silly:

[Eileen K.]

Eileen,
I think I’d better get that coat, my hubby still has a crush on Stevie Nicks ! ! LOL

[Sharon E.]

The spinner isn’t a mini, I didn’t explain it correctly, sorry.

I usually do not shrink patterns, I use the mini pattern as written. For some strange reason, I like making minis.

The spinner quilt is about 60”x60”.

Love the boots, btw.

Sharon

[Eileen K.]

Eileen,
I think I’d better get that coat, my hubby still has a crush on Stevie Nicks ! ! LOL

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[Eileen K.]

Sharon - I plan to go to RD2CA I’ll tske a picture!

:-)

[Geneva C.]

Luann, buy and wear the boots and coat. They are marvelous!
Actually, don't you think the coat looks like something Rosemary would wear? You two could be international twins. :cheer:

Geneva

[wendy w.]

Spinner and the boots are amazing. Get them Luann!

Good luck Sharon hope both win you ribbons I do like them

[Terry K.]

Wow! What great projects you are all sharing! Kudos to all of you!!!
I pieced a top entirely from my stash--it was a sew a long. top post
I posted about my granddaughters' sewing projects:
post 1
post 2
post 3
I posted my stitching goals for the quarter.
I even completed a mesh grocery tote and gifted it.
I hope you will come and visit my blog.

[Eileen K.]

Terri, you are a dynamo! I love that you're getting all the little "Misses" going with stitching; they have a great role model in you.

[Eileen K.]

Terry,
Wonderful post, and I checked out all of the blog posts. Only left one comment, but read all of them. #23 fabric for Mom’s scarf on your stitching goals post is a winner ! !

[Eileen K.]

Wow, this thread has really taken off.
To catch up with what I was up to on the 4th of this month, I was partying, dressed as Lalume from Kismet

Here is a better view of the headdress I made,

It even lights up :lol:
Unfortunately I made the corset a bit too long in the body above the waist line, so I will have to rebuild it the next time I want to wear it, but apart from that I am pretty pleased with it.

As for that embroidered coat, gorgeous though it is, it would take ages to make and embroider, I think I will keep to my chenille waistcoats for the time being

[wendy w.]

Amazing Rosemary you are so skilled and imaginative. You must enter it all at FOQ :cheer:

[Eileen K.]

Rosemary, that's fabulous! I'm not familiar with the character, but I do appreciate your workmanship. I especially love that headdress!