Quilt Retreat

Row by Row

It is quilted and bound...yeah!  I really like this little quilt, lots of fun to make.

Last weekend, I went to the Liberty Quilt retreat at the Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, Nebraska.  It was a wonderful, relaxing time...visiting, sewing, shopping, walking through the woods, wine tastings at 5 p.m. and it was over all too soon!  We got silly on St Patrick's day with our green wigs....put smiles on the other guests at the lodge.  There was a wedding party there on Saturday, and one of the little girls had a mishap with her dress.  Her dad brought her into our sewing room, asked if anyone had a needle and thread....thirty voices piped up...I do!  Many other guests wandered through to see what we were up to, and to admire the quilts.  My camera refused to cooperate, so I have no pictures to share, so sorry!  What did I work on?  Will show it later on, another scrappy quilt of course! 

 

Sharon and Judy...Leprechaun quilters

Star Gathering

A few years ago, I pieced these wonderful little baskets, then somehow they wound up in a box and were promptly forgotten.  Linda Brannock has always been one of my favorite primitive designers...this cute little block is from her 1995 pattern, Star Gathering.  I changed the border by adding the applique star vine and using 2 different plaids.  It is also set together a bit differently, hers is a 5X8 setting, mine a 6X7.  Question for you ladies...I think I am done with the applique and ready to quilt.....do you think it needs some berries?  I plan to leave it asymmetrical...I tend to like borders like that, but wondering if it needs anything else???

The past two weeks, I have been counting the days until Quilt Retreat....Thursday, I leave for Nebraska City, Nebraska for some wonderful girl time with fellow quilters.  And the good news is that I will have my show and tell done...All in a Row is quilted, and I am tacking down the binding! 

We are having some incredible weather here in Missouri....82 degrees today...is it March or May????  Won't complain a bit!  Love seeing the trees in bloom, and the flowers coming up. 

If I don't forget to pack my camera, I hope to have some pictures from retreat to show you next time!

All in a Row

It's on the table....waiting to be pinned and quilted.  Just wish I had the energy! 

Cold Days????

Actually, we are having an unusually warm and dry winter....I think this may be the closest I will come to building snowmen this winter!  These adorable snowmen are from the first issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.  Lynda Hall and her 7 year old grand-daughter designed this fun pattern.  I am working on a second smaller version of this, it may turn into a pillow, who knows? 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! 

Lottery ticket?

Maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket!  I have actually won two wonderful prizes in blogland in the past few weeks...wow! 

Today, I recieved this adorable Halloween Jacks pattern from Melanie Pinney.  She designed this darling candle mat and you can get your own copy from American Pie Patterns. Don't you love the candy corn eyes on the yellow pumpkins?   I cannot wait to get started on this one....need to go shopping for some lime green wool.  Thanks so much Melanie! 

And today I learned that I won Lori's fabric giveaway for the Pink Lemonade quilt along.  Some yummy pink and yellow fabrics are coming my way...thanks Lori!  I am sure I will have fun putting these into a new project!

Pink Lemonade finished!

My little Pink Lemonade quilt is finished!  Check out Lori's blog to see all the wonderful quilts that everyone has made in this quilt along.  This time of year is perfect for a project like this...thanks so much Lori!

Churn dashes and nine patches...oh my!

All In a Row

Now that I have the floors swept and mopped, I can play in my sewing room!  This is a quilt I started at a quilt retreat last fall, it is from Kim Diehl's book "Simple Comforts".  I believe I am a Jo Morton fabric addict, can't help it!  Love all fabric that is reproduction!  Hopefully, I will get all 25 blocks made, then run to the Quilters Station and find some fabric for the sashing and the border. 

Last year, I started keeping a "journal of encouragement"...for myself.  Some days are just harder than others...can't figure it out.  Must be the darn hormones!!!  So I will leave you with this...just in case there is a day that just doesn't feel "right" for no good reason at all.

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

~Kahil Gibran