Monday, April 27, 2009
Back from the retreat
Friday, April 24, 2009
100th post!!!!! Going to a quilt retreat.
I am all packed and waiting to join a convoy of my fellow guild members for a 3 day retreat at Bear Creek Farms in Bryant Indiana.
I have never been to a quilt retreat. What to take? I need all my sewing gear! So I ended up with a small tote with my clothes and toiletries and 6 large totes with my sewing supplies. I am taking a chance and am bringing my 1938 Featherweight, Sissy. She was a bad girl at my paper piecing class. Her light would not stay on but she sewed ok. So...she is freshly oiled and lubed and her light was behaving as of yesterday. In case she decides she does not want to sew this weekend I brought two hand sewing projects and another tote with fabric for cutting. I have in mind to make a scrappy tumbler quilt. Years ago I bought a 2000 piece 4" square assortment from Keepsake Quilting. That is my cutting project. I keep opening the lovely gift box they came in and fondle the squares. I cannot take them with me when I die so they are going to be cut up.
I know I am going to miss my DH and my five cats. He understands. They will not. For an animal every moment is forever. Sigh!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Country Lanes pattern by Kaye England
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Bitten by the Hexagon bug
Give away of 30 FQ's
http://www.pigtalesandquilts.com/2009/04/give-away-time.html
I love the primitive patterns that seem to abound today. This site has some great patterns!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Eyes on me

Black and White 9-patch assembled!!!!

Monday, April 6, 2009
Black and White 9-patch
Yes, I am starting another black and white 9-patch. My daughter #2 saw Amanda's black and white and went nuts over it.
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So I started on Friday with pressing and cutting. By Sunday afternoon I had 77 blocks made. I only need 50 so there may end up being a third black and white 9-patch. I used 18 different black and white prints and 12 white or white on black prints. I have a good selection of blocks so they will all appear different in the quilt.
I bought a beautiful gray/black/white oriental fabric that I plan on using for the back and border. I need to get that cut today. And I need to cut two fabrics for the hourglass alternate blocks. I may use the oriental fabric there too. Need to get them up on the design wall to see how they look.
Batik Virginia Bound progress report DONE!!!!!!!!
Hubby said I need to take a break from sewing after he saw how long and hard I worked on this huge quilt. I do not feel like I need a break. I did ask him if he wanted me to stop and do some spring cleaning. "No" he said....he fears furniture moving is involved in spring cleaning. HA!