Showing posts with label signature quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label signature quilt. Show all posts

quilting retreat - yahoo!

I got away for the weekend on a quilting retreat with my quilt guild.  We stayed at a hotel in Canmore in the mountains.  The facility was wonderful and I look forward to going again!
 
I worked on some more blocks for my signature quilt that I started only 3 years ago... :0)  There is no rush.  I have yet to decide how I will set them and there are still some signatures to make blocks for. 
 
 I was hoping to finish this long, skinny table runner. I finished the blocks but once I  put in the setting triangles the border fabric I had thought I would use just didn't look right.  Maybe later this week I can get back to it.
 
There were wonderful door prizes!  The guild member who put the door prizes together had made these pincushions to put in some.  I think they are very fun!  There were lots of other lovely handmade gifts in the bags.


Here are the contents of my door prize.  The tea towel is beautifully appliqued - almost too pretty to use.  There is a little fabric roll with pockets to store extra notions and a little kit for a Christmas ornament and other goodies :0)

 
 It was such a relaxing weekend of sewing with friends.  We also popped over to the quilt shop in town.  I was elated to find border fabric for my Bird of Paradise quilt.  I also found Quilters Dream Request batting.  I have heard many hand quilters love this batting but I have never been able to find it.  I can't wait to try it in my next hand quilting project.  It is so soft and thin - I think it will needle beautifully.
I had brought fabric to start something new but resisted and spent the last few hours hand quilting on my Corn and Beans quilt from last post.  It is progressing well for my end of May deadline.

The weather was cold, windy and snowy while we were there but when we went to load up our cars to go home this was the view from the hotel doorway.  So beautiful in the sunshine!!
 
Happy Quilting!!

more applique

With the kids back to school things are every bit as busy around here as they were in the summer. All my big plans to have more time to sew - lol.
In the evenings I have carried on with this applique block. It's based on a pattern in the Dec 2002 AP&Q. It was meant to be machine appliqued and since I'm doing it by hand some of the shapes needed to be changed a bit. I want to do something different in the center - I had it started last night but then pulled it all off - back to the drawing board for me. I am, however, happy with it to this stage.
And I've been missing making Courthouse steps blocks. They were so fun to sew. These Album blocks are a little less fun but I'm happy to see the pile of blocks growing.

I did not get the borders on the Courthouse steps - I haven't even washed the fabric we picked out yet - too much other wash to do around here :0)

Happy Quilting!!