Virtual Retreat 2016

[rehak]

Beautiful ladies. Ho mother, precious mother!

[genevacarroll]

Nancy, I read your blog posts, but am unable to make a comment. I hope you are feeling better and you have heat in your home!
Glad to see you back. We don't want to lose our very own Houston winner! :cheer:

My mom did very well with the lumbar puncture. The results are amazing. It's like she has come out from under a cloud. Thanks for the good wishes Wendy.

What a fun and motley group we are. Imagine, if there was no TQS. We wouldn't even know each other. I have learned so much from each of you. In fact, I made a mug rug top today and will use Wendy's "whizzing around the outside edge" technique tomorrow after it is quilted. That term always makes me smile.

Well, good evening everyone! geneva

[kfstitcher]

Geneva I'm glad to hear that your mom had such great results. That must feel wonderful for her.
Ritzy those babies are so cute and it is a good thing that they posted here how they did because the pictures were SO nice and big to view on those links you posted.

I am enjoying seeing everyone's exchanges and work. Thanks for posting them.

[kfstitcher]

I really liked the teal colored scarf that Nancy showed on her blog. Nancy, if it isn't real difficult, could I get the instructions from you?

And I sent out this quilt to my BIL. His health isn't good and with all the treatments he's been going through I hope a hug from his outlaw of a sister will bring him some warmth.



And I've been working on a One Block Wonder




These hexies are actually at half hexie stage so I will be able to sew without y seams. I'm not sure if this will be the final layout. I have 29 more hexies to make for a total of 114. That's for the first attempt. I may need to get creative if this is going to become the size I was going for.
And I'm off to the sewing room again.

[kfstitcher]

Annie, I am in awe of your patience. I'm also working on a hexie quilt. My friendship group suggested doing a 60 degree triangle pattern. I had some border fabric from my guild's charity quilts that would work for a kaleidoscope look, but there was only about two yards and could only cut and piece about seven large hexies. That was enough - too much tedious cutting of individual triangles. Glad for the experience though. So I truly admire your efforts in cutting all those pieces!

Kathy

[kfstitcher]

Luann, I really like your OBW. They look fun to do, and I've bought the book (#2). Someday.....

[kfstitcher]

Dawn - Love your Quilt of the Day!
Nancy - Sorry to hear you were ill over the holidays but glad to hear you had a fun time visiting your family. Hopefully you've heard from your heating guy!
Luann - The quilt for your BIL looks great, I like your One Block Wonder quilt too!
Geneva - Glad to hear your Mom's feeling better too.

Barb

[rehak]

Hi Luann -

The teal scarf is a free pattern from ravelry. You can join up for free then get the pattern from this link:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gallatin-scarf

[rehak]

Luann - do you have a pic of your original fabric for the OBW?

[she-quilts]

Oh Annie, I just love you OBW! Your arrangement is going to be beautiful!

Today... well, I'm going to do either hard yoga or the usual yoga and then I hope to piece and piece and piece until my 9 Swoon blocks have little stars in the sashings! #prayingIgetbrains :lol:

[Scoopie]

Luann, I love how your OBW is coming along! It is going to be beautiful! I've always wanted to try one, and even bought the first book. But, that's as far as I gotten. I too would like to see the original fabric. Surely you did take a picture of it before cutting it up!?

Dawn

[Scoopie]

Original fabric

[Scoopie]

Wow! Not what I expected, at all! That is a beautiful piece of fabric! I would have had a hard time cutting into that one!!

Dawn

[Scoopie]

Luanne--I like your one block wonder but I doubt I would have the patience to even cut it out. Although--it would make a great leader/ender project. Guess I need to get back to sewing to even consider it.

Thank you ladies for your comments on our newest additions. I will sure be glad when they get enough hair to look like they have hair.

[she-quilts]

Beautiful!