5th Annual Crafty Friends Retreat is over

I had a wonderful time at the retreat! My time and schedule was my own except for meal times which are scheduled. I ate too much!

My first completion was one block from my BOM Civil War Tribute. It was BOM 3 and took much longer than I expected. I had to figure out the finished size of the HST in order to get the block to overall size.

The second completion was a set of patriotic pillowcases for my GS. I will get them to him in time for voting day in November.

My third completion was a standard bed size reversible fleece blanket. It will be a Christmas present for MIL. It is black on one side and has white flowers with a black background on the other size. It went very quickly.

I have signed up for next year's retreat. I still have to find out exactly what dates.

Have a nice day.

5th Annual Crafty Ladies Retreat

On October 7 I leave for retreat. I cannot wait!

I have three projects chosen. The first is a BOM project that is a year old. The second is some more pillow cases for my grandson. The third is my current Breakfast Club project Cherry Cobbler.

More later.

Tonight is Friday Night Sew In

Right now everything is still packed up from our very recent second trip to Gatlinburg. I really don't want to unpack because I have Saturday Breakfast Club to attend tomorrow, so I will just have to do something other than sewing.

I am leaving in two weeks for the 4th Annual Crafty Friends Retreat starting October 1. I am really anticipating a great weekend with many successes. I haven't decided what projects to take with me. Last year I had several and left all that I wasn't working on in the car and only went out for another project when I had completed the first. It was the most productive retreat I have ever been on.

I am leaning on my paper pieced BOM Crystal Reflections. I started one block during the first trip to Gatlinburg and I feel that I am getting the hang of it. I would really like to make a major dent into that project during the retreat.

Have a great day.

Friday Night Sew In for May

Friday, May 21 is the Friday Night Sew In. I cannot wait. I have a list ten miles long of what I want to do.

I have narrowed it down to the BOM for the Civil War Tribute and the Shop Hop last summer in Dayton / Cincinnati. I only have a few blocks left to do.

Talk to you later.

Dutch Breakfast Club Quilt

Last evening I spent 2 hours sewing half square triangles for this quilt. Then I squared up each one. I still have 24 red hst to square up and I will start making the blocks. Hopefully that will be my goal for this evening.

It seems that every time I plan something there is an interruption or change in plans. What can I say. Life is a whirlwind and I am caught up in it.

I am waiting for my BOM for the Civil War Tribute quilt. I will sew it the weekend after it arrives.

Have a great day.

Studio accomplishments

I have cleared the one bookcase and moved it and a display case back to back between the office area and the hallway from the studio to the sliding glass door. I have started putting quilting magazines into the bookcase. It looks so empty, but when I bring all the magazines from my upstairs office down it will start to take shape.

I move my quilt design table into the official studio area last night. Currently it is being used as a laundry folding table and a sorting table for magazines. I will also start to sew blocks from my BOM club as well as my Breakfast Club.

I still have quite a large area of the family room to turn into the studio. But with the warmer weather it will be easier to work down stairs. I hope to have it all completed and the quilting frame erected in the studio by Mother's Day. What a present for myself and my quilting.

When I get it all finished I will take some pictures and post them here. I am just getting used to posting pictures and cannot wait until everything is set and I can show it off.

Have a great day

2010 Block of the Month: Civil War Tribute

The first package of my 2010 block of the month club arrived today. I have a delema. Do I keep to my one project at a time plan? Or is the bom like homework from a class. I have to make a decision.

I so would like to start the bom and continue it through the year. Maybe it is like a class.

Have a great day.