I’m back from retreat and I think I’m pleased with my efforts over the weekend…
I got all the blocks sewn for my modern quilt.
This was so quick and easy I had the blocks sewn before dinner on Friday night.
It’s not exactly how I saw it in my mind, of course it still needs its splashes of appliqued leaves here and there so it’s too early to tell.
I will leave the leaves (hehehe that’s funny) until I can have a quiet day at home to ponder colours and placement in my own time.
I think I will place some of the leaves to cover that blue…it’s taking over a bit and needs toning down.
I didn’t get a lot of the quilting done on the Welsh Quilt.
When I laid it out at the retreat I was surprised (and fighting back feelings of deflation) at how little I had done at my last effort…
bah humbug I thought I had done more than that
However I have started again on the quilting and that has renewed my motivation to work on it steadily to completion. Let’s see shall we!
Our LQG is making aprons for the members to wear at Quilt-ins and Exhibitions so a few of us had a little production line to get a further nine finished to complete our quota of 12 aprons.
The maroon colour is exactly the colour of my school uniform at high school.
I told Alison I’m glad she didn’t add a Gold, I would have felt I was back in form three.
Just had a little google search and the uniform hasn’t changed much.
Queen Elizabeth College, or as we called just plain QEC.
The tie has changed (I thought that was the one thing you never changed), we didn’t have the blue in the tie, just the girls’ summer tunic.
I digress…
at the last moment on Friday before leaving I threw in a half finished Maltaville Block.
And managed to finish it.
I’ll post a picture of it shortly cos there’s such a flurry of activity here with the Maltaville there’s more new blocks I want to show you.
soon 
oh Margaret don’t be so hard on yourself! I know the feeling about hand quilting seems to take forever but in reality each full threaded needle of hand quilting stitches is an accomplishment…your one row closer! I usually set a goal of a little section to be completed at each hand quilting session, then I see the progress, guess its a mind game but makes me happy!
The quilt is looking amazing, I love how the quilting is bringing the quilt alive. beautiful quilt. Keep going!
Hi Kathie,
thanks for the encouragement…yes slow and steady wins the race
It was lovely to do some hand quilting after sooooo long, I had forgotten how very calming and rythmic it is.
I have another to finish after this one…only a wall hanging.
Might have to start making some of those dolls quilts too.
I love your Welsh quilt. The fabrics you chose look wonderful together.
Thanks Miriam, it was a really nice quilt to piece and choose fabrics for, very soft colours, low contrast.
I think they are the shades I enjoy working with the most…the Maltaville quilt is quite high contrast for me!!
you sound like you worked very hard – very unlike you on retreats!! how did you sew and manage to hold the glass of wine at the same time – only joshin!
well done girl x
Yeah we had fun again, we missed you this year tho.
It’s been ages since we caught up…are you going to Quilts in the Barn? Sunday?