Quilting Retreat Saturday

Had a great time at my quilt retreat on Saturday with the South Metro Twin Cities group.  Most of us were busy quilting up a storm,

Not my quilt, but Suzy Webster's of websterquilt.blogspot.com




I was not quilting on Saturday while at my quilt retreat, I was...

Working on my rug hooking project:

I am taking a class at the textile center, and drew this sort of cardinal and am attempting my first rug hooking project...  it is fun!  I just have too many interests!!!

Love and keep on quilting (or whatever), it keeps us sane...Kay

Had a great Mother and Daughter Day

My daughter Andee and I went to a painting class on Sunday.  I was so happy because I got to do lunch and a four hour class with my beautiful and wonderful daughter.  So what did we paint?

Our dogs of course!  Both of these dog, Odhinn and Sheela, have passed on to the beautiful bridge and are happy there until we are reunited.  Both dogs were our best buddies.  We miss them every day. 

What a great memory...  More later...Kay

 Doesn't this remind you of spring?  The green grass, the wind blowing, and a bright and beautiful quilt top. 

I have been busy starting a group of South Metro Quilters in the Twin Cities area.  We have 86 members which is a shock to me.  I never knew there was such a need.  But then we quilters love to get together and gab and show our work. 

I have a surprise.  My husband said I would have to walk home (about 20 miles) if I didn't get this one thing.  Tell you more this coming week.

As always, quilt on...

What am I working on?  I laughed because my cousin said she couldn't start something new because she said she has a few things started already.  Jeez, I wish I only had "a few things" and all my others were done!  In progress, I have a quilt to hand sew the binding:

This quilt is a special one for me because I worked on it for 2 years and it is one of my absolute favorites.  It is Berties' Year by Bonnie Sullivan.  Wool applique on flannel.
















Then I have a BOM from my local quilt shop, Quilt Cove in Eagan, and we are to month five.  I am totally up to date, using some flannels I got at a quilt shop garage sale in St. Cloud at Grubers.  I am really looking forward to next week when we get the sixth clue and hopefully some of those pieces get put together.


I also have a smaller girl's quilt that I am putting together,
a fairly easy one.

And a trio of smaller projects, a BOM called Vintage Treasures that a friend is sharing in Facebook and a couple of minis for my daughter, both wool on cotton.  I will talk about my process in the Vintage Treasures in a later post.  

These are just the things I a currently working on.  I have a quilt at the quilter and about six other UFOs, and I haven't got a count on the ones I haven't started yet.  But I am getting them done, several in progress at a time...

Have a great day!

I just found out about Angela Walters' new free motion quilt along.

http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/2018/02/07/free-motion-challenge-quilting-along/


Every week she plans to do a you tube video to have us work on a specific free motion pattern.  She will do two blocks every week, one traditional and one a bit different.

I am really looking forward to this.  Please join in.

All my best....  Kay

My daughter gave me this awesome picture for Christmas.  Since I love the old Singer machines it is so perfect.  It looks like my vintage 301.  It is hung right where my sewing table comes against the wall.  Right where I see it every time I sew.  

What special sewing item that isn't something used directly in your sewing have you received lately?

Love and Light, Kay

This is one of my latest finishes.  It has Laurel Burch horses and is very pretty.  When I get more pictures of it, I am going to put it up for sale on my website.  I have four quilts so far to start to put up for sale.  I have a few more in process and I would have gotten them done sooner except I was sewing like crazy for Christmas.

The pattern for this was a mystery quilt by Debby Caffrey done by my LQS, Quilt Cove in Eagan Minnesota.  

Love and Light, Kay