Quick Quilt Retreat

I headed out last Thursday with my SIL, to a quilt retreat in Chesaning, MI. 
 The retreat was at Creative Passions.  

We were in the basement of the big green house.

  We love retreating there.  

Our friend, Cori was not able to join us this year though and we really missed her!  

Mary and I spread out our "stuff" and that was nice too.
You can see my set up on the right. 

 Hers on the left and the gigantic pile of fabric.

I was working on my Ocean Wave blocks. 

 I started these several years ago now. 

 I even cut into my precious Neptune fabric! 

 I thought I had everything I needed to finish up the 8 blocks but alas, I did not. 

 I was missing the white squares for the final 3 blocks.  

Since it was an OOP fabric I had to wait until I got home to be able to cut more. 

 I guess these will be coming with me to NC!

 I did finish the five I had fabric for though.

I brought some old bee blocks I found when cleaning recently.

They were all made from vintage sheets.

I got that top put together.

I joined up with my local LQS during the pandemic to do their block of the week.

I kept up for half of the year then we left for NC.  

I brought the rest of the patterns and fabric to make the rest of the blocks with me.

I finished all 52 blocks!!!  They were super time consuming since they are 8" blocks.

We stayed in for our food and ate what we brought for most of our meals.

This allowed us to continue to sew.  

We got up early and stayed up late.

The one break we did take was to go to the quilt shop.

That always takes a bit of time as Seven Sisters is a little ways away.

We had a great time and got quite a bit finished.

I am leaving on Thursday for NC for 3 months.

Just packed up some projects and we shall see what I get done.

Will be playing with my grandson so not sure.

We will be meeting up with our friend, Kailie at the campground.

She is a quilter and we like to sew together.

Looking forward to all of it.

(Especially seeing GS and getting into warmer weather)

~XOP~

First Post Retirement Projects

 I had a busy day today.   I needed to get my project ready for the embroidery class tomorrow. I got everything cut out and all the threads pulled. The next project that was up was finishing the pillow that did the embroidery on last week. It was a reading pillow and I managed to get it finished!

I chose the green Minky and I had bought the construction flannel previously.

Didn't it turn out so darling?

I embroidered the "R" for baby Roberts.

This is what the back turned out like.

It was such an easy pattern to make I will likely make some more of these!

These 2 goofballs were helping me.

Apparently, quilting time is also bath time!

He is so handsome!  Quite a pain in my room but handsome.

This one is the good boy.  He goes to the "cat quilt" and lays down while I sew.

The next things I needed to do was to catch up on my Block of the Week patterns.

I am so happy with how they turned out too.  

I feel like it's always a crap shoot when I choose fabrics.

This time they worked.

Tomorrow I will be going to my embroidery class and it will likely last the whole day.  

I got my computer from work to use so now I can make blog posts again!

~XOP~

Block of the Week

Lest you think it's all about baby (which it pretty much is at this point) 

I am still working on the block of the week blocks.  

Not very regularly and very slowly but still, LOL.

I finally cut out 13-18 the other night. (18 is not pictured).  

One of my goals this week is to get them all sewn.  

I finally got these all sewn up last night.  Here you go, ready?

I am loving how these are turning out.  

It will be interesting to see this quilt come together.  

I have 18/52 blocks done.  

We are getting the patterns one week at a time.  I am caught up so far. 

 I'm curious to how they will have us put them together.

~XOP~

Block of The Week

Over the Covid quarantine I started on a block of the week through Bits and Pieces quilt shop.
I chose pinks and golds as my color theme.

These are the blocks I have finished so far:

I remembered to spin the seams on this one!

I have been having so much fun with these blocks! 

They are only 7 1/2" though so not sure how big this will turn out.  

I may have to make a few more blocks.

~XOP~

Block of the Week

Because I needed another project right?

I endulged in a quarantine quilt.

It is a block of the week from Bits and Pieces.

Free if you sign up for their newsletter.

 I'm behind one week, but since the next block comes out soon I figure it will work out.

I'm liking the pink and gold for this one.  

What are you working on?

~XOP~