Design Wall Monday

I had my list of projects to work on at retreat.

First on the list was to put the binding on this quilt.

I'll hand stitch it down this week while watching tv at night.

Next up was to finish up the doll clothes.

I had the pants finished and made this shirt.

I'll make the remaining shirts at home and mail them to my friend this week.

My machine doesn't like to sew skinny knit seams.

But she does great paper piecing which was my next project

 and what I worked on the rest of the weekend.

I ended the weekend with 20 completed Virginia Bound quarters and

18 more with the centers sewn.

Mindless string sewing is a great retreat project.

When I got home from retreat, 

my energy level was low but my mind wouldn't shut off.

I decided to create a temporary design wall to work on this baby quilt.

It wasn't as easy as it was in my mind but I got it done.

Now I'll make progress on the baby quilt.

 Monday morning edit:
Blocks fell off into a pile on the floor.

I'll continue to use my bed as a design wall until I purchase some foam insulation.

BooHoo.

As I do with each retreat, 

I stopped to take a picture of the tree snag.

The fall colors were stunning.

The weather was clear and cold and beautiful!

My project list is long but my energy level is high!

We had a great time with friends old and new.

I especially love when I can retreat with one of my daughters.

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Design Wall Monday

This past weekend I was a hunting widow.

My plan was to quilt this quilt.

I started on Friday.

Soccer season is ending.

Some of the kiddos are sick of soccer so they asked to stay at Gramma's house

 Saturday morning instead of going to another soccer game.

I seldom say no.

So  no quilting happened Saturday.

They weren't here all that long but I got sidetracked on other things.

I did work on it for a while on Sunday.

Sunday morning I downloaded a few audio books to listen to while quilting.

This one is called A Spool of Blue Thread.

Hmmm, I'm having a hard time staying interested in it. 

I'll keep listening for a while. 

I hope it gets better.

I love these bags from JoAnn's and have several.

While packing for retreat, I noticed the binding coming off.

So I sat down and sewed all 4 seams.

I can't have my bag falling apart.

I am considering this my mending for the month. 

Halloween was treat day for Bonnie Hunter mystery fans.

Good Fortune is the new mystery.

I pulled some of my reds.

The ones in front are my iffies.

Still not sure even after changing to black and while.

The reds are the only fabrics I've pulled. 

I told myself to get that quilt finished first and then find the remaining fabrics.

I'm trying so hard to be a good quilter!

I'm still working on doll clothes.

This outfit will stay on Clella's doll. 

I need to make a few more shirts before Thursday!

Hmm, quilting and doll clothes.

I can do it! 

So with finishing the quilt and the doll clothes,

I need to get things ready for retreat Thursday.

I can do this.

My string bins are packed, the book and the papers are in the bag.

Everything else is in the rolling cart that houses my Featherweight.

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On The Needles

I'm having one of those weeks where the knitting needles haven't been touched much.  I used the ball of leftover yarn from this hat to make a hat and scarf to add to the box of doll clothes for Clella's birthday gift.  If I have enough yarn left from the scarf, I'll add a tassel to the hat and fringe to the scarf.

I can hardly wait for her to meet her new doll and see all the clothes.  I think I'm more excited about her 5th birthday than she is. And she is REALLY, REALLY excited.

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