Isn't the opposite of "retreat" "advance"? I guess I'm ready to advance after a weekend of retreating. It was a good weekend, relaxing and productive. My only complaint is sore shoulders from too long at the sewing machine in a far from perfect chair.
This crowd likes the very newest patterns and newest fabric lines, but here's a quilt made from old shirts. There's one maverick in the group, at least.
Marcia pulled an all-nighter to get this far on her top; I really like the cheerfulness of the colors, and so will her grand-daughter. This pattern is from a recent Fons and Porter, I think.
I quilted my liberated wedding ring lap quilt, and finished two small pictorial quilts I'll post later. I also made more pieces for this block. I would have done more, but I don't think I want this basket fabric, and haven't found an alternative.
I think I'll try to finish it before next year's retreat!
And last but not least, the frog went to a new keeper, who thinks maybe he needs hair. It will be fun to see.
9 comments:
Awesome sunrise/sunset photo! So nice for that to be the first image...
"At least one Maverick in the group" made me laugh as I felt your delivery there.
You got a lot done but your block, oh my I love this. I agree the basket fabric doesn't work. Maybe a batik? It's not like me to speak up like this so for whatever that's worth I don't know but it's just not like me.
appreciate all the sharing and Marcia's quilt but feeling long in comment...
Love the old shirt quilt--I wonder if her shirt fabrics have gone on and one like my stack of hawaiian shirts. Had I known when I started collecting that I would be seeing them for years!
It sure looks like a lovely setting! How wonderful to have enough time to develop sore sewing shoulders!
Where you early? or is that a sunset? Awesome!
The shirt quilt appeals to me, as well.
Glad you had a good and productive time.
Glad you had a good time and can't wait to see the pictorial quilts. That photo is really gorgeous so thank you.
Looks like you had fun! how did your "housescape" turn out?
I love your analogy, Kay - happy advancing! I do like your basket block and agree the basket fabric needs a change; I have to laugh because I used that fabric in part of a rainbow trout!
Cheers!
Those weekend retreats are some of my best, most productive times for quilting, but I agree--the chairs will do me in every time.
Love the fabrics in the Carolina lily type block you're working on.
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