Ok, now that I've got that out of the way, I have just a couple more pictures to show you from my retreat.
On the last day, they have a show & tell
Pardon the table in the way, but this is a quilt top my Mom made at the retreat. Isn't it pretty? I kept dropping hints that this quilt would like living with me, but my Mom did a good job of ignoring me :) That boarder fabric is soooo much prettier in person than in the photo. Apparently it is also prettier when it is on Mom's sewing table {where I first fell in love with it} than on the bolt, too, because Mom claims she bought it with me standing next to her, and I never paid it any attention at all. She is probably right. {just don't tell her I said so}
My crabby zig zags are so long, they took up a table and a half! The blocks aren't sewn together, though, so seam allowances will shrink it up some. I'm making my quilt bigger than Amanda Jean's directions call for. That's my basic philosophy on quilts. Always make it bigger. :)
A sweet older lady stopped to admire my crabs and asked how big my quilt is going to be. I said I don't know. Because I don't. {Why do people find that strange?} I'm making a zig zag for each fabric in the line, plus some repeats of the bottle caps, plaid, and orange crabs. Wouldn't it be funny if it ended up wider than long? :)
There is a small quilt shop set up at the retreat, also. They stock all sorts of notions, patterns, books, fabric by the yard or FQ. I was determined to resist.
The perle cotton was my downfall :)
Two shades of grey, orange, and yellow came home with me - I want to try hand quilting with them.
I also came home with free fabric, but I haven't taken pictures yet, so I'll show you that later. Have a fabulous, stitchy, weekend!!!
4 comments:
Your mum's quilt is fab but I love your zigs zags! And I'll look forward to seeing what you do with that pearl:)
Your mothers quilt looks awesome, great use of colour!
Your quilt is coming along nicely! It isn't strange for you not to know. It's not as if you sit there doing the math adding the seam allowances and size of each piece lol!
Loving the perle colours! Free fabric.....send some of that my way! =D
love the zig zag quilt! I have the same fabric and have been saving it - might have to make one, too!
There is something poetic about a crabby zig zag. Lovely quilt.
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