Hello,
Here it is a week before Thanksgiving already. I will not be posting next week due to the time I will be spending with my family. I hope you to enjoy the holiday.
All the trees but the Oaks have shed their leaves in our area. That has sure opened up how far one can see. Across the park and into deep ravines the dark fingers of trees reach out, but one can see beyond them . Leaves still run down the street in front of us as we walk and the squirrels scold form their branches, but it remains a beautiful time of year, epically if the sun is out.
The week end was spent at the Schweinfurth’s Fall Retreat. It was a fun time with lots of old friends. Emily and Susan discovered that they were both wearing variations on black and brown sweaters first thing on Friday Morning.
Emily worked on this colorful project and nearly completed the top.
Susan did some great color play with her blocks too.
Sharon was a whorl wind and did three projects. This is just a start.
Victoria worked on several projects too. I really like this little dress.
Marty really played with color with these wonderful strips of silk. She assured me this is not the final layout
Jeanette worked on a bed quilt wedding gift. She got is half done. It’s a beauty!
Deb was busy making fabric bags for Christmas gifts.
Nancy put together a photo transfer image that she had taken. Six panels here. She was not sure how she would quilt it. I think that is a big challenge.
Donna did hand quilting on this beautiful old long cabin project.
Joyce worked on three different things. This was the last. I can hardly wait to see what she does with this one.
Ann did a lot of handwork and was thinking about a second jellyfish quilt like this little work.
We decided on the Sisterhood Challenge too. There are three parts.
1.some of the fabric Susan selected and gave us at the retreat has to be a part of it.
2. some glitz needs to be a part of the work
3. Some handwork needs to be included.
This work from the QAQ show fits two of the rules for this challenge, so there ott to be lots of unique stuff in the future.
Victoria is doing a paper for Social Art on James Castle on Tue. I am on the committee to do table decorations for that event. Here is my start on my mimic of one of his works. Only two more to go.
Progress Report: Lap 24/25 I am working on the binding of this piece now I am sure it will be finished soon.
Lap 25/25 I used a lot of my altered fabrics in this top for the next lap quilt. It is ready for pin basting.
Crystals I am now quilting this pieces. It is slow going as I am trying to do a different type of pattern in each section of the block.
Tree Series # 1 I didn’t put in as much time on this project as I intended this week. All the distant trees are appliqued and I am working on the big close up one. Then it will be time for branches and trunks.
Flotsam and Jetsam I am slowly working around the outside of this work. It is filling in nicely all be it slowly.
Polk Weed I made a base using my broken block style for the background for this quilt. I have faced and turned the berries( the purple half circle at the top is one). I ordered some beautiful fuchsia silk from Linda Salitrinski for the steams. It came today, so I can move forward.
Black Capped Chickadees I did the thread painting of the birds at the retreat. Then yesterday I washed them out and built the background. I am still moving the birds around and have just about decided the third one is not necessary I plan to add more berries to the limbs .
Handwork pillow I started this work in Florida before the pandemic. It has been my pick up : only when every thing else is done for a long time. Now I only need to stuff it.
Have a pleasant Thanksgiving.
Carol