Design Wall Monday 10-6-14

Sniff!  Retreat is over for another year.  And we all had a fabulous time. 

Here's what I worked on. . . 

This is Carolina Christmas, Bonnie Hunter's yearly mystery for 2009.  I started it sometime in December of that year.  I have worked on it off and on for the last few years.  At the June retreat I got the center blocks all together and started making the pieced blocks for the border. I finished all of the border blocks once I got home.  I was able to put on the small inner border and get three of the four borders together at this retreat.  Hopefully, I won't wait for the next retreat to do the last border.  I was tired and making mistakes by the time I got this far.  I thought I hadn't pieced enough of the border blocks to finish this but I might have enough once I look at it again.  Thank goodness for photos -- I have the top left corner block turned wrong.  Sigh.  This may be a top by the end of this month.  In fact, if I were clever, I would have the thing quilted and bound by the end of the month but I have a lot going on this month so we'll see. 

Winston is one of the three wild dogs that I buttonhole stitched around the edges.  He has some eyes and other small details that will be added once I get the top together and quilted.  I've now finished all the appliquéing and I'm ready to sash them.  I bought fabric to do that but need to figure out if I have everything I need to finish the top.  

I didn't put much on my weekly goals because I knew I would be spending most of my time preparing and packing projects for the retreat.  

Week of September 22, 2014

Hair cut √

Prep last 2 wild dogs√

Cut background for new scrap quilt √

Cut blocks for Christmas favorites √

Attend Country Piecemakers Retreat!! √

Get to Amish store to buy licorice and glass chimney for candle sticks√

Visit Patchwork Plus √

And for this week... pretty low key as I rest up and clean up from the retreat.

Week of October 6, 2014

Unpack projects and machine from retreat

Stitch the second Grim Ripper

Quilt something, anything, on Ruthie

Make a block for Christmas Favorites

Prepare for and attend Country Piecemaker’s meeting

Clear off the cutting table and put away the scraps

Clean the studio

I learned something this weekend.  My car can accommodate three gals and supplies for a 4 day, 3 night retreat. I got very good using my side mirrors! 

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Happy Quilting All!