Virtual Retreat 2016

[kfstitcher]

Wow Rosemary! You really dug into the catacombs for that archeological treasure! It's really cool. Thanks for sharing.

[lorra]

Rosemary, loved your hidden treasure. Getting organized is an unending project for me. I understand about the DH wanting you to have a slinging out session. My DH told me the other day it is finally dry enough in the back yard to pull a trailer in and clean out the basement. Most of the stuff there is my stuff, all my sewing stuff and lots of other stuff too. I do have a few things to clean, dispose of, or just get organized. Well, maybe more then a few :blush: :blush: . Of course, if he glued the legs of the 5 dining room chairs that are down there waiting, it would give me more room to work on the other stuff. :silly: One of my DGDs offered to come help me. She wouldn't understand. Her mom just throws everything away. I am not a hoarder yet, just disorganized. I will surprise them someday!! :lol: :lol:

[Lorna1021]

Rosemary,

The computer is awesome! You made that?! You are so talented.

Lorna

[ajclapp]

Rosemary, my DBIL introduced us to our first Mac computer and it looked about like that! It was so much easier to use than the PC back then. Now I have to use both because of the programs that I need.

I'm not getting a lot of sewing time in this year, but I did finally finish my Alphabet Sampler quilt. I paid someone to quilt it the first part of the year then after a few months of looking at it I decided the green thread she used on the sashing wasn't quite what I wanted so spent the month of May taking it out and redid it on my Janome with a lighter thread in June. The first try still didn't show up that well on the front but looked good on the back, so I did double work on the sewing and added another lighter thread. The design is not as pretty as the original but I am happy with it.



I found out today that my miniature quilt made from the Ruffled Roses pattern will be going to the Houston Quilt Festival. So that means I'm going to try to go too. This will be my first time to have a quilt in the show.

[ajclapp]

Annis,
This certainly turned out nice.

[genevacarroll]

Congratulations Annis on your miniature quilt going to Houston!

And what a lot of work on the alphabet quilt.... it looks very nice.

geneva

[genevacarroll]

Annis - Love everything about your alphabetic sampler quilt. Congratulations on your miniature quilt from the Ruffled Roses pattern going to Houston! I'd love to see it someday in person.

Barb :-)

[rehak]

Congratulations, Annis!! I look forward to seeing your quilt in person!

[Pemela]

Beautiful quilt Annis.
Warm wishes Pam (in Scotland)

[Pemela]

Love that ABC quilt, and congrats on your mini getting to go to Houston, Annis! I'll keep an eye out for it!

I've been busy and not on the computer much -- will come with some updates this week sometime. I've once again gotten behind on my rows, have detoured and done a Summer Medallion Mystery project run on FB by Gyleen Fitzgerald, and am almost done quilting my son's graduation quilt. I plan to finish that up this week, then back to June/July rows, then a bday project for a friend (from June...), and then finish adding my one more border (beyond the mystery clues) to my Summer Mystery.

But in between times, I registered my son for university, had several appointments for my youngest son (developmental/educational testing; we get results Tuesday), a week helping our church with VBS, helped a family member declutter her house before a pending move, and totally cleaned out the pantry and the garage (to the point of take everything out, clean, put everything back in, more organized this time...).

So....I'll finish the graduation quilt and then come with photos to share

[Pemela]

Heather - Sounds like you've been a busy gal lately. Love to see your quilting pictures when you find time to post!
Barb :-)

[Scoopie]

Annis, congratulations! I won't be going to Houston this year, so will miss seeing it there! Fortunately I was able to follow your whole journey, in the making of it! Be sure to post a picture of you with it there! Your alphabet quilt is wonderful. Very precise.

Heather, busy as ever, I see! Keep us updated, and don't forget pictures.

I've been busy finishing off my confetti quilt which uses Noriko Endo's technique. I basically started over. Did not like the large meandering quilting, using the black MonoPoly. So, I did my own thing, got more precise/detailed, put my own stamp on it, and will post a picture once finished. While finishing it up, and finishing up my Hoffman Challenge (got notified yesterday that it was accepted) I thought through the next 3 or 4 rows that I need to catch up on. I know exactly what I will be doing for Rosemary, Lotti, and Geneva. Now, I just need to get to it!

Dawn

[Jdeluka]

I'm moving my sewing room from our spare upstairs bedroom to the guest room in the basement to make room for our upcoming bundle of joy. I will be sad to loose the heart natural lighting in the old room, but I wouldn't want my kids to sleep on a different floor than daddy and myself. This move is beneficial because I will be forced to re-organize things and since my sewing room will share space with the guest bed I will have to keep things more organized in the future :whistle: I thought you all might enjoy a few before and after photos....the move isn't finished, I still have a closet to move/organize and photos/art to hang, but here is the work in progress.

The original room (with move under way)







this was a nice central location - I could hear the kids in the living room (on the main floor down and to the right on this pic), the bedrooms (to the left) and the banisters were a great place to hang my quilts!

[Jdeluka]

The new room...fortunately it is larger than the other room so it can serve dual purposes as a sewing room and guest room.

Here's where it started...the design wall is laying against its future position

The bed is in the corner where it will take up the least room.


After most things have been moved/placed







And the sign hanging on my new door :P


Fortunately the window well does let in good light...but the view is lacking :unsure:

[twiglet]

Nesting? Go and lie down now I love your railings with the quilts