Quilty Quarters

Yesterday I went to visit the venue for our October Sewing Retreat in Shrewsbury. I's were dotted and T's were crossed. Decisions were made on the sewing room and table layout plan, food options, room allocation, bar availability! etc. Which means that that retreat is now available for booking.

Returning from that chore, earlier than I expected to, there was time...

To make my sandwich, so I did!

I now have two sandwiches waiting to be quilted.

During our March retreat, at Lickey Hills, I completed all of these 6" blocks, over 130 of them actually. I had cut all the pieces and put them into little 'block kits' ahead of time, so it was just a great mindless sewing project to do while being entertained by everything else going on. The blocks were put on one side when I got home, waiting for their turn in my project queue. It is now their turn. 

The book has these blocks set on-point. 

I liked it a lot, in the book. 

But I didn't like this setting in my choice of fabrics.

So I played with the blocks and decided I prefer this setting. 

I love my design wall for this very purpose.

Time to sew them all together.

I'm taking my time finger pressing all the seams in the right directions so that I can twiddle the middles. Do you Twiddle your middles? No-one will ever see this in the finished quilt, But I will know!

The left side is all sewn. 4 blocks by 12 blocks

Almost half way done! That's on a positive note

Still well over half to go! on the slightly more negative note, ha!

I'm in no rush.