Day One Of Our Fall Quilting Retreat

I did a little baking for the ladies, quilting all day requires lots of fuel. There was more talking than sewing today, though.

String Stars by Linda H.

Linda H completed "String Stars" recently, it was a well aged UFO that sat in the pile for seventeen years. Worth the wait, it turned out to be a beautiful quilt! I like how the black background makes the colours pop and the backing fabric is pretty.

Granny Squares

"Quilt Top #2" is now a completed quilt, which I named "Granny Squares". I quilted it with a simple diagonal grid, using Sew Fine thread. A large piece of Thimbleberries fabric that was in my stash became the backing. It wasn't the nicest colour and print, so it was good to "get rid" of it. :) Lots of fabric was left when my quilt shop closed several years ago, I've been trying to use up the stock ever since.

Getting Ready For The Quilting Retreat

I pin basted Quilt Top #20 to get it ready for quilting at our next retreat. I have no idea what quilting design to use, I've looked through all my books for ideas. Hopefully, inspiration will strike soon!

Slower Than Molasses

I've been working on "Quilt Top #2", I posted a picture of it on January 14, 2016. The top was made a few years before that. For the past few weeks, I've been quilting a bit at a time, it'll eventually get finished.

Giveaway Quilt By Linda H.

Linda H just completed this quilt to give to a friend, she said the Hourglass blocks went together quickly. I'm sure the recipient will love it! I really like the bright colours.

Quilt Top #20

When Linda H and Audrey were here in June, we started working on these blocks. I've got my quilt top assembled, Audrey is still working on hers and Linda has put her blocks away for now. I got the idea from a picture of a quilt that I saw somewhere on the internet, I don't know who to give credit for the design. What kind of quilting should I do on this one? I'll have to figure it out before our next quilting retreat at the end of September.