I'm back from another sewing retreat and getting ready for 'back to normal' day tomorrow. I found photos from before my shop closed for the holiday, here goes.
Gail had been stitching more and more daizies, so we laid them out to get a good mix up of the fabrics. This is just the main centre of the quilt. There will be hundreds more daizies around the borders. It's possible I might have exaggerated but Gail feels like is will be hundreds!
Josie used an apron pattern from an Art To Heart book to make this cushion. A very happy cushion and perfect for this time of year. Toot toot toot Josie, a fabulous and finished happy cushion.
Josie's wall hanging. She purchased a kit online which included the Liberty fabrics, which she loves to work with. Next time we see this project it will be finished and ready for tooting. At least that's what she declared at the end of her last class.
Christabelle came to make her Pooh sandwich. The plan was to get it quilted during our retreat. I can confirm that she succeeded! I saw it with my very own retreat eyes!
This sandwich belongs to Sarah.
She said it's her favourite quilt design so far.
I'm sure she says that about all of them, ha ha ha
Lorna is enjoying stitching again. She had lost her sewjo for a while but she's definitely finding it now. This top was made using a William Morris Layer Cake purchased many years ago. Now it's sandwiched and ready, it will be quilted.
This it a tooting moment. Lorna only made the sandwich a couple of weeks ago and here it is finished! She is very pleased with it, and rightly so.
You can see very well all of the quilting from the back. Flight lines and big birds. Fabulous, and finished! Toot toot toot Lorna.
And a complementary cushion with the one that got away.
You have to love a matching cushion don't you!
We can all start planning for the October sewing retreat now. It seems ages away, but you know how time flies!!!
The October retreat is fully booked at the moment. This is great news. I have a waiting list of eager stitchers and should you want to be added to that list, just let me know.
There will be another Merry Quiltmas Sewing retreat over Sewing Prevention Season. 24th - 27th December. I know I have mentioned it before, and I will mention it again!!!
Last but not least. Our annual pilgrimage to The Festival Of Quilts.
I've now started to collect your payments for the trip. It's £40.00 per person which includes your show entrance ticket. You can pay by cash or by bank transfer, just email me and I can send you the details.
Enjoy your day folks x
