Quilt Retreat Fun!

This weekend was so much fun and productive! I joined several friends up at the Quilted Steeple near Lone Rock, IA for four days of quilting fun. There were a lot of laughs and even some tears shed from laughing too hard. Hopefully I can get back up there for another retreat soon!

We arrived Thursday and was able to finish up a Quilts of Valor quilt. I like how it turned out. Now I need to find some backing fabric for it.

On Thursday and Friday, I worked on my Moda Be My Neighbor Quilt. This was a free pattern that I found on Bear Creek Quilting Company's website. I had a lot of fun with this one. I still need to do some applique to it to finish the top. That will be a challenge since I have never done applique before.

The final project that I finished was a Chicago Cubs quilt that I plan on giving as a wedding gift in June. Hopefully the bride and groom will like it!

I worked on a few other projects and made some good progress on those. I was also given some more scraps. I can't wait to get started on some more projects with them! Hopefully my longarm will be fixed soon so I can get some of these tops quilted. They are starting to pile up again!

Happy Quilting!

Military Uniform Quilt Complete

It seems like it's been forever since I last finished a quilt, so I am very happy to finally get one finished even with my longarm still out of commission. A good friend and fellow quilter graciously quilted it for me. She did a great job on it. She chose an eagle and star pattern which goes perfectly with this quilt. This one will be displayed in my office. Can't wait to get hung up!

Quilt Retreat Preparations

Chicago Cubs Quilt Layout

With an upcoming quilt retreat quickly approaching, I have been staying busy by cutting projects up for the retreat. For me, it is better to cut everything up prior to going. I can focus better on measurements at home and have less of a chance of messing up. I have seen quite a few mistakes happen at retreats because of people too busy chatting and not paying attention to what they are cutting. The mistakes can be costly.

One of the projects I plan to bring with me to the retreat is a Chicago Cubs quilt. It is going to be a gift in a couple of months, so I thought it would be a good one to take with me. This is one of the few attempts I have made using coordinating fabric. I would rather be scrap quilting, but I need to branch out and work on other skills. Besides, not everyone is a fan of scrap quilts.

So far, I am right on track with getting my quilt projects ready for the retreat. I still have a couple of projects to go, but I don't think I will have any issues getting them done. In fact, I may be able to get a quilt top done before I even go.