Sharon's Quilt

Sharon made this really cute quilt and I've had a hard time deciding, again!

I chose a meaner for the backgrounds, Continuous Curves in the blocks and Straight Angle Feathers (I just made up that name) in the outer border.

Omni white thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

I love her fabric choices, so you get to see a lot of the blocks.

Here's the backing:

Judy's Steelers Quilt

Judy made this quilt for someone in her family, a Steeler's fan, I'll bet.

She used a Steeler's flag as the center and stabilized it first. Her sense of color is just fabulous.

I quilted it with square spiral panto, Omni Gray thread and Hobbs 80/20  batting.

Carla's Modern Aqua, LIme Green and Gray

Carla made this beautiful modern style quilt. The fabrics are just beautiful and I pondered how to quilt it.

I considered doing straight lines, and then wavy lines, but decided on another new-to-me panto called Interlocking Sunflower by Dave Hudson.

I did make some adjustments to the paper pattern. I drew a better circle on the paper as the center lines were really all over the place and didn't look great.

Omni Gray thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Here's the backing:

Playing Catch-Up

I can't believe how long it's been since I posted. 6 Weeks to be exact. Yikes! I'm going to schedule some posts to finish out the year.

This quilt was on my sidebar for a long time. It was made by Virginia and It's just cute as can be. It's a Disappearing 9-patch and she used a layer cake, I think.

I quilted it with a new-to-me panto called Flower Child, by Apricot Moon Designs. 

I really had to pay attention to the coming in and going out of the flowers because if my mind was wandering, I could mess up really easy. I actually did that about 12" from the very end when I was doing just a half row.

I used light pink Omni thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.
This will be one of my favorite pantos, I can tell.

 Here's the back, which is a flannel.
Cute, cute quilt!

Threads of Mine Retreat in Shipshewana

86 quilters from California, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Missouri were at the Threads of Mine retreat in Shipshewana, Indiana October 17-20th. Shipshewana is Amish country and if you have never been there, you are missing a wonderful experience. I had planned on having 90 quilters at this retreat and had a few back out close to the event, so we ended up with only 86. Each quilter had her own 8' table to use and there were cutting mats and ironing boards placed around the room for us to use. The staff at the Farmstead Inn was fabulous and took care of our every need. The accommodations are lovely and the beds comfy!
 See the view from our sewing room Saturday evening. Looks like a postcard, doesn't it?

They serve a wonderful breakfast and the quilters were on their own for the other meals. We don't have a lot of scheduled activities, just Introductions the first night and then show and tell  Friday and Saturday night. Here are a few photos from our show and tell.

Carla's 1600

Carla made this beautiful 1600 quilt. The black and white chevron border is wonderful!

I quilted it with a new-to-me panto called Flower Child. Glide white thread with Magna-glide bobbins add a bit of sheen to the quilt. Hobbs 80/20 batting.

 I think it turned out great! Take a look at the back!

Shipshewana 2014

Here is a link to the registration form for the Threads of Mine quilting retreat in Shipshewana, IN October 16-19, 2014.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iqyk0ufazjrqyrv/Shipshe%202014%20camp%20flyer.pdf
OR
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-IXveJoAa5kN3Z4Q2Yza29naUU/edit?usp=sharing

We are only taking 90 quilters for this retreat, so if you are not one of the 68 already on the Shipshewana 2014 list above, please get your form and $$ mailed to me.

Due to the popularity of the Threads of Mine quilting retreats, I have added another retreat in 2014. The dates are May 8-11, 2014. Now, I know that May 11th is Mother's Day, so I'm sure there are some that will not be able to attend because of that, but I'm hoping we get enough quilters. What a great Mother's Day gift for you!

Here is the registration form for the SPRING retreat, reservation #41141:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3yw3uptcsvzyf2/Shipshe%202014%20spring%20camp%20flyer.pdf
OR
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-IXveJoAa5kSDZLODVjYldaSlE/edit?usp=sharing


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