Another Minky Quilt

See, I told you I have been busy, LOL.  

I just have not been able to post anything I have been doing.

A co-worker and his wife had a baby and they needed a quilt for their baby.  

He has been very ill having been born with the inability to digest proteins.  

My friend that let me use her scraps and I work together so when were were brainstorming I said I would use the second quilt I have cut out if she would quilt and bind it.  

I was going to squeeze it in before I left for NC.  

Because, we all know, I had nothing else to do before I left, right??

I did manage to sew it together in one night and bring it to work the day before I was leaving.  

Robin not only quilted and bound it, but she also made an adorable label for the back.

This is the front.  All made of Minky!

She used some of this flannel for the back and bound it in flannel.

Here is the label.

I am totally out of Minky scraps now.  Send more!  5" squares and 9" squares please, all accepted! 

 It was so nice to have such a fun little quilt all cut and ready to sew when the need arose!  

I am currently saving my flannel scraps and cutting them to usable sizes too.  

I see a scrappy flannel baby quilt in my future too.  

You can feel free to send 5" -12" scraps of those too!  LMK if you need my address! = )

What do you do with your Minky scraps or flannel scraps?

~XOP~

Minky Baby Quilts

Awhile ago, last summer, I decided I wanted to make a Minky quilt from scraps.  

I asked my friend if she would let me take from her scraps and combined with my own.  

I designed a little quilt and cut out LOADS of Minky.  

I cut out 3 of these quilts!  

I kept 2 and I gave one to my friend who gave me her scrap Minky to play with.  

I thought that a fuzzy front would be so fun AND decided to use a satin for the back!!!  

Talk about sensory overload! 

My niece was expecting at the beginning of June so this one was for her new baby.  

They knew they were having a girl.  

Of the 3 quilts I cut out 1 was def girly and the other 2 were more unisex.

I thought it was so cute.  Not that much to look at but I love it.  

This was before it was quilted.  

 I had my friend that has a long arm do the quilting.

I was going to try to fold the back around for the binding but the quilting went off the edge.

That made it really difficult so I opted to just machine bind it and 

used a wavy stitch to hold the binding in place.

You can see the whole top all quilted up in his photo.

I wanted a special label so decided to embroider a Caticorn.

I used a fusible I could sew to the front, and sewed all the way around.  

I cut an X in the web and turned it right side to, then pressed it to the quilt back. 

I decided to blanket stitch all the way around to secure it to the back. 

 I LOVE how this came out too!!!

Simply purrrrfect!  I think little miss Zoey seems to like it too.

~XOP~

Winter Quilt Retreat

I was gone on a spur of the moment winter quilt retreat last weekend.  

I went with my friend, Cori and my SIL, Mary.  

It was such a fun time!  

We committed a little bit late but ALL three of us were so excited to be going. 

 I had 4 baby quilts prepped and ready to work on, with those Neverland quilts up first.  

The last 2 summer retreats we went on, Cori only brought work, nothing to sew.  

This time she brought a project and no work!  

This is what it looked like in MI over the weekend.  Lots of blowing snow and frigid temps, brr.

 We were nice and cozy in our retreat space though. This was our eating area and kitchen. 

 You can seethe bathroom in the background and we all shared a bedroom.

This was our work space for sewing.  It is set up for 4 people.  Mary was working away!

Cori and I thought the CP stood for Cori and Pam, LOL.

I did etch some wine glasses for each of us using glass etching cream.

I did one for Traci too but she will not have hers until July.

Jack came along but was pretty tame this trip.

I managed to get BOTH of the Neverland tops completed!!!  I am so excited about that!

First one I finished was the Meadowland one.  I really enjoyed making this pattern!

Next up was the Starbreak pattern.

The photos were a little bit darker in the pictures then they are in real life.

I LOVE both of these so much!

I am making another of the strip quilts.

I made one in different fabrics and with a different dragon.

I took this "kit" out and one of the strips was not cut straight.

That set me on my heels and has delayed my finishing that top.

I contacted the ETSY shop and they are sending me another one, cut correctly, I hope!

I did get the dragon paper pieced and set into the top.  

I also got the pennants made and basted into the top also.

There are three strips about 3-4" wide that go above and below what I have pieced so far.

Isn't that dragon adorable??

Last little baby quilt is a combination of Minky squares. 

 I used 9" and 5" squares to make this.

My friend and I traded some scraps so I could make this.  

I really love how all the textures go together. 

 I love the "roses" but they were a major pain to sew together. 

 I used my walking foot and it was still tough.  Glad it is ready to be quilted!

Cori finished her quilt top.  

She was making a quilt to donate to the local VA hospital where she volunteers.

It is so cheerful!

Now she is anxious for our July trip to make more!

On the first night and second night my SIL made the most adorable "Elsa" dresses for her grandgirls.

We had glitter in literally EVERYTHING and I mean everything!

Look at this cape!

We didn't know how she was going to make these but she did and I am in awe of her talent!

Here is a photo of the girls in their dresses, so precious! 

 I am hoping they will save them so that if I have a grandgirlie I can use them!

All in all it was a fabulous weekend and lots and LOTS of things got finished.  

We watched Bad Moms and Bad Moms Christmas. 

 If you have not seen them you need to 

(although to warn you the language is bad and there is sexual content).  

They will be a staple from now on at our retreats!  

Are there any movies you love that you would have at a retreat?  

We are considering buying some DVD's and leaving them there 

like a "lending library", for future stays.  

I think BM and BMC will just come every time though.  

Love to hear your suggestions.

When I got home I realized that I need a break from sewing now and that's good since the next 4 weekends are booked with other things!  

Funny how things work out like that isn't it?

~XOP~